The sixth crewed aircraft broadcasting Tuesday was an E-3A Sentry assigned to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force operating out of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen in western Germany.

China has been spotted testing a new early warning and control aircraft, reportedly the KJ-3000, based on the Y-20 platform. According to Chinese news outlets, the development will enhance the ...

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FCAS is part of the trilateral GCAP programme with Italy and Japan, intended to deliver a sixth generation fighter into ...

One specialized community under the umbrella of naval aviation is the Airborne Early Warning, Command and Control squadrons that fly the Grumman E-2 Hawkeye. These squadrons perform a role that is ...

Beijing: After the first flight of its two sixth-generation fighter jets, China has successfully flown its new KJ-3000 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft for the first time.

The KJ-3000 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control) aircraft is based off of the Y-20B, the latest evolution of the Y-20 series of cargo aircraft. The ‘KJ’ stands for 空警 or Kōngjǐng ...

Speculation also points to the aircraft’s fuselage housing side-mounted AESA radars, similar to those on the KJ-700, an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform derived from ...

Xian Aircraft Industrial Corporation on Dec. 27 flew its own airborne early warning and control (AEWC) aircraft based on the Y-20B strategic airlifter. This... Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia ...

Delays in engine deliveries are impacting the induction of Tejas fighters, while the need for mid-air refuelers and airborne early-warning aircraft remains critical. NEW DELHI: With the IAF ...

radar or AWACS (Airborne Early Warning and Control System) aircraft. AC-130s were also required to assault Noriega’s hideout. A U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship, assigned to the 4th ...

performs a pre-flight safety check of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class ...