Tag: AWACS
US Air Force picks E-7 Wedgetail as AWACS successor
The US Air Force has selected Boeing's E-7 Wedgetail as a replacement for a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and...
Boeing begins final life extension work on NATO’s AWACS fleet
The first NATO NE-3 Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) has begun the "final lifetime extension" program at Boeing.
In a first, US Air Force AWACS receives in-air electronic warfare...
The AWACS has demonstrated the ability to receive in-air electronic warfare software updates derived from EW data collected and transmitted while in flight.
NATO awards risk reduction contracts for AWACS successor program
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded contracts to three vendors to carry out risk reduction and feasibility studies (RRFS)...
First US Air Force AWACS flies with Dragon Mod upgrade at...
A US Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft has flown with the Dragon Mod upgrade for the first...
US Air Force kicks off search for AWACS successor with RFI...
The US Air Force has officially begun its search for the successor to the E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft,...
Boeing gets $397.9M for Saudi AWACS upgrade program
The Royal Saudi Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet is set to undergo a modernization program under a contract...
Airbus teams with Northrop Grumman for NATO’s AWACS successor program
Northrop Grumman and Airbus Defence and Space have teamed up with seven industrial players in a bid to secure a contract for...
Royal Air Force retires E-3D Sentry fleet after 30 years of...
The Royal Air Force formally decommissioned its E-3D Sentry airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft fleet in a ceremony on September...
US Navy buys British AWACS for use as Doomsday aircraft trainer
The former Royal Air Force AWACS is expected to be fielded as an E-6B trainer by October 2023, once modification works are completed.
