Sweden announced on Wednesday that it would be donating two airborne early warning and command aircraft as military aid to Ukraine, as part of its largest-yet military aid package. In… Continue reading "Sweden Pledges Airborne Early Warning Aircraft For Ukraine"
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced on 15 November that it has selected Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail to serve as its next generation of airborne early warning and command aircraft. In… Continue reading "NATO Selects E-7 Wedgetail As New Airborne Command And Control Aircraft"
Saab and the government of Poland announced on July 25 that an agreement had been signed for the purchase of two Saab 340 airborne early warning aircraft to be operated… Continue reading "Poland Orders Two Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft"
The United States Air Force has released a request for information from industry for a possible replacement for the E-3G Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The Air Force… Continue reading "USAF Issues Request For Information On E-3 Sentry AWACS Replacement"
The Royal Air Force officially retired its E-3D Sentry airborne early warning and command aircraft on September 28. A Royal Parade was held at RAF Waddington to commemorate the retirement,… Continue reading "Royal Air Force Officially Retires E-3D Sentry With Royal Parade"
Compared to the direction laid out for tactical combat aircraft, the Defence Command Paper has more details for the Royal Air Force’s larger aerial assets. Unfortunately, very little of it… Continue reading "UK To Retire C-130Js 14 Years Early, Accelerate Sentry AEW Retirement"
Saab announced on 28 April, that it had successfully completed the first airborne trials of its new X-band AESA radar. The host aircraft for the test was Gripen ‘800’, a… Continue reading "Saab Completes Initial Airborne Trials For New GaN AESA Radar, Delivers First GlobalEye"
Brazil’s Embraer and Israel’s ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement at the 2019 Paris Air Show to develop the P600 AEW (Airborne… Continue reading "Embraer and ELTA To Develop Airborne Early Warning Aircraft"