They call them the “eyes and brains” of modern air warfare — and for good reason. AWACS aircraft, or Airborne Warning and Control System platforms, do far more than simply fly around and watch. They ...

The U.S. has awarded Boeing a $16.9 million contract modification to maintain Japan’s E-767 AWACS aircraft, supporting ...

The video looks back at the history, features and planned development of China's AWACS aircraft. It covers radar development and aircraft such as the KJ2000 and KJ200.

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 ...

One of the outstanding military innovations of the Cold War years was the E-3 Sentry radar plane, which could monitor airborne and maritime traffic over great distances from a modified Boeing BA 707 ...

The AWACS, described as NATO’s ‘eyes in the skies’, usually employed Ørland as forward base, however this time it was decided to deploy the aircraft to Rygge, with at least two E-3s already operating ...

A P-8A Poseidon operated off the Bulgarian coast, while a NATO tanker and AWACS aircraft conducted flights over Romania and ...

Ukraine F-16s will do better with battle managers. In Ukraine’s effort to push back Russian invaders, the West has made no secret that it shares both high-tech gear and time-sensitive, ...

The leaked classified documents of the US have revealed that agents of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) are responsible for blowing up an A-50U, a Russian airborne early warning and control ...

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The E-3 is one of the most instantly recognizable aircraft in the world. With a distinctive, spinning radome atop its fuselage, the E-3 is impossible to miss. The radome is the crux of the airplane, ...

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass., 30 Oct. 2014. Airborne electronics experts at the Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Kent, Wash., will upgrade electronic systems on four of Japan's ...