Rotodome Flight Tests Show Airbus C295 AEW Is Feasible

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Airbus Military is wrapping up aerodynamic test flights to determine the feasibility of modifying its C295 tactical transport into an airborne early warning (AEW) platform, equipped with an active, electronically scanned array radar in a rotating rotodome. Results of flights...

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