Since at least the Vietnam War, an increasingly critical element of air combat has been the radar early warning system. As air combat evolved, engagement distances grew larger, and thus the necessity ...

On a seemingly clear morning in May 2024, alarm bells rang inside NORAD’s Alaska command as a pair of Russian Tupolev Tu‑95 ...

Even before delivery, new technologies are being investigated for possible integration on the USAF’s future E-7 Wedgetail fleet – including a replacement for the aircraft’s distinctive radar.

North Korea's Morning Star-4 strategic reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen flight trials of the new Ilyushin Il-76MD airborne ...

The U.S. Air Force is looking into a buy of spare parts for the service’s Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation (DRAGON) program for Boeing E-3 ...

The exercise featured IAF’s Sukhoi-30 MKIs, Jaguars, AWACS & AEW&C aircraft. Royal Navy’s F-35Bs from HMS Prince of Wales also participated in the exercise.

NATO is sending long-range surveillance aircraft to Lithuania for a mission across the Baltics, the alliance said in a recent statement. The first of three E-3A AWACS planes is currently operating out ...

Credit: U.S. Defense Department NATO officials are growing anxious about the slow pace of finalizing plans to replace the alliance’s flagship E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) early ...

North Korean state media footage of the country's first Il-76 is shown in South Korea. Credit: SOPA Images/Alamy North Korea has unveiled its airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft and an ...