Boeing E-3 Sentry

NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control Force has taken delivery of its first Boeing E-3 Sentry upgraded to Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP) standard.

Aircraft WT001 got airborne from Birmingham Airport, England, shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20.

France is closing in on an acquisition of Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, a media report says.

According to data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool, NATO’s ISR fleet only counts 19 aircraft, but these modest numbers belie the strength of the alliance’s combined ISR capability.

Canada plans to spend more than C$5 billion ($3.65 billion) on the acquisition of airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, defense officials have confirmed.

Continued delays and cost increases to the U.S. Air Force’s planned procurement of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail are raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill.

The members of the North Atlantic Council have jointly agreed to a report by national armament directors from NATO countries.

NATO is looking to adopt near-term, cheaper options to protect against one-way attack drones.

With USAF and NATO orders on the books, Boeing and Northrop Grumman seek additional customers.

France is to study Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning (AEW) platform as a potential replacement for its Boeing E-3 Sentry.

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It increasingly seems that the only replacement for the Boeing E-3 Sentry is another Boeing aircraft.

Poland is to invest in airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft from Sweden, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has revealed.

Boeing says it is moving as fast as possible on the service’s E-7, amid Pentagon and congressional pressure.

The completion of the studies was announced by NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency on May 12.

The U.S. Air Force has pressed to accelerate its E-7A Wedgetail program to replace the aging E-3 AWACS and has received increased funding to do so.

Faulty parts installed during maintenance have grounded multiple military fleets, raising supply chain concerns.

The Air Force is planning to buy 10 Wedgetails over the next five years to recapitalize its air-moving target indicator mission.

The U.S. Air Force recently deployed F-22s to a tiny, bare base in the Pacific for the first in a significant demonstration of its new agile operating concept.

NATO has received information on Boeing’s E-7, Northrop Grumman’s E-2 Hawkeye and Saab’s GlobalEye as it considers an interim AEW platform.

Belarusian separatists claim to have destroyed a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning aircraft.

Boeing, Saab and Northrop Grumman have responded to a NATO request for information for airborne early warning aircraft.