From the earliest radar experiments strapped onto desperate WWII aircraft to today’s state-of-the-art E-7 Wedgetail, AWACS have quietly revolutionized modern air warfare. These flying command posts ...

The first surveillance flight of NATO's Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) was conducted over NATO's eastern flank in direct response to recent airspace violations, including the incursion of ...

Iran's sole Simorgh AWACS aircraft was lost during a military parade on September 22, one of two Iranian military aircraft that crashed in Tehran while participating in a display to mark the ...

Turkey has deployed an advanced AWACS radar plane to Lithuania, signaling NATO is stepping up defenses in the Baltic region after Russian violations of its airspace. Turkey sent one airborne warning ...

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Credit: U.S. Defense Department NATO officials are growing anxious about the slow pace of finalizing plans to replace the alliance’s flagship E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) early ...

Despite the outsized contribution of the E-3, its specifications are rather modest for a military aircraft. The E-3 Sentry is arguably the most recognizable and widely used AWACS (Airborne Warning and ...

The U.S. Air Force is looking into a buy of spare parts for the service’s Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation (DRAGON) program for Boeing E-3 ...

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In broad strategic terms, the E-7 cancellation signals a pivot towards a more decentralized and resilient command and control architecture. The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, originally intended to replace the ...

France is to acquire two GlobalEye aircraft, with the option for a further two. (Saab) France has selected the Saab GlobalEye to replace its ageing Boeing E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System ...