airborne early warning aircraft

Mar- 2026 -

5 March

Royal Air Force Officially Names E-7 Hub at RAF Lossiemouth

The Royal Air Force has officially named its new E-7 Wedgetail building at RAF Lossiemouth as the Aden Wing, supporting the airborne early warning and control aircraft.

Nov- 2025 -

26 November

Air

Saab’s GlobalEye Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft.

Rojoef Manuel

Saab, CAE Ink International Training Partnership for GlobalEye Spy Plane

Saab and CAE have signed an agreement to deliver advanced training for Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft.

18 November

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Drone Becomes the Radar: MQ-9B Readies for AEW&C Upgrade

AEW&C is a critical capability that provides airborne early warning, simultaneous target tracking, and crucial aerial awareness to detect threats.

Oct- 2025 -

20 October

Air

Rendering of South Korea's Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft based on the Bombardier 6500. Photo: L3Harris

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea Orders $2.26B AEW&C Fleet From L3Harris

South Korea has awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract worth over $2.26 billion to supply modified Global 6500 aircraft for airborne early warning and control missions.

2 October

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Picks L3Harris for New Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

South Korea has selected an L3Harris Global 6500 jet-based solution as the platform for its next airborne early warning and control aircraft.

Jul- 2025 -

23 July

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

India Builds Its Own Eye in the Sky With Netra MKII AWACS

The Indian Air Force will soon welcome a new addition to its eye-in-the-sky fleet with the approval of the $2.4 billion Netra MKII project.

Jun- 2025 -

16 June

Air

Concept of an MQ-9B with Airborne Early Warning & Control solution. Photo: Saab

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics, Saab to Equip MQ-9B Drone With Airborne Early Warning

General Atomics has teamed with Saab to develop an Airborne Early Warning & Control solution for the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft.

Jan- 2025 -

2 January

Air

Joe Saballa

China Flaunts New KJ-3000 Early Warning and Control Aircraft

China recently introduced a new Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft designed to enhance the country’s threat detection capabilities.

Dec- 2024 -

10 December

Air

220810-N-WU964-1044 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 10, 2022) Cmdr. Edmund Poynton, commanding officer of the Tigertails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in an E-2D Hawkeye after a change of command ceremony, in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 10. During the change of command ceremony Cmdr. David Wiltshire transferred command of VAW 125 to Poynton. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dallas A. Snider)

Rojoef Manuel

Air Industries to Supply Landing Gear to US Navy Advanced Hawkeye

Air Industries Group has received a contract to deliver landing gear assemblies for the US Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.

Nov- 2024 -

5 November

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

US Approves Potential Sale of E-7 Early Warning Aircraft to S. Korea

The US has approved the potential sale of airborne early warning and control systems to its ally South Korea, part of a nearly $5 billion military package.

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