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List of AEW&C aircraft operators

List of AEW&C aircraft operators

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Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft are airborne radar systems designed to detect and track aircraft, missiles, ships and vehicles and provide command and control to direct friendly forces. Some operators, such as the Royal Air Force refer to such aircraft as Airborne early warning (AEW), while others reserve the shorter name for AEW aircraft lacking command and control facilities.[1]

A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye over NAS Point Mugu.

Current AEW&C operators

USAF Boeing E-3 Sentry.
US Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS.
Mexican Air Force Embraer EMB-145
Mexican Air Force Embraer EMB-145.
Indian Air Force Beriev A-50 EL/W-2090 AEW&C
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C built for the Pakistan Air Force.
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C built for the Pakistan Air Force.
JASDF Boeing E-767
Boeing E-767 of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.

Turkish Air Forces operate 4 AWACs of their own.

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A Changhe Z-18J AEW platform taking off from Liaoning flight deck

Future operators

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Historical AEW operators

RCN Grumman Avenger Mk.3W2 on board HMCS Magnificent
Tupolev Tu-126
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See also

Notes

Footnotes

  1. [N 1]
    Phalcon radar used.
  2. [N 2]
    EL/W-2090 radar, 2 of 3 delivered.[7][8]
  3. [N 3]
    1st test aircraft delivered 2012
  4. [N 4]
    One more aircraft on order.[12]
  5. [N 5]
    Air Base of Long Range Radiolocation Detection Aircraft.[18]
  6. [N 6]
    To be replaced by 4 Gulfstream G550.[22]

Citations

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    John Pike (1957-03-01). "Airborne Early Warning". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. [2]
    Air Forces Intelligence, Air Forces Monthly magazine, August 2008 issue, p. 91.
  3. [3]
    Blenkin, Max (13 July 2009). "Wedgetail on track for November delivery". WAtoday. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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    Gordon, 2010, p.51
  5. [5]
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  6. [6]
    "Embraer EMB-145H AEW&C". Hellenic Air Force official website. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Indian air force gets Awacs plane". BBC News. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  8. [8]
    "LIVEFIST: PHOTOS: The Second Phalcon AWACS (KW-3552) Before Its Flight To India!". Livefist.blogspot.com. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  9. [9]
    Gordon, 2010, pp.51–52
  10. [10]
    "The Military Balance 2010". Page 256. International Institute for Strategic Studies, February 3, 2010.
  11. [11]
    Italy receives first of two G550 CAEW aircraft from Israel IHS Jane's 360
  12. [12]
    "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 15 January 2007.
  13. [13]
    Bermudez, J. (April 2011). "MiG-29 in KPAF Service". The KPA Journal. 2 (4): 2.
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    Francis, Leithen. "Pakistan to get Chinese AEW&C aircraft this year". Flight International. flightglobal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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    "Pakistan Surmounts Sanctions To Revive Airpower". Defense News. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-09.[dead link]
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    Warnes, Alan (July 2010). "On The Edge". Air Forces Monthly. No. July 2010. United Kingdom: Key Publishing. p. 59. Retrieved 9 July 2010. Pakistan's first Saab 2000 Erieye entered service on 29 December 2009. A second example followed in April with 2 more to follow by year's end.
  17. [17]
    "'Karakoram Eagle' inducted into PAF". DawnNews.com (archives). Dawn Media. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  18. [18]
    Force Report: Russian Air Force, Air Forces Monthly magazine, July 2007 issue, p. 82.
  19. [19]
    Gordon, 2010, pp.19–60
  20. [20]
    "Sweden initiates military cooperation with Saudi Arabia" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 15 May 2015.
  21. [21]
    "Royal Saudi Air Force Saab 2000 Erieyes Now in Service". Tangent Link. 18 January 2015.
  22. [22]
    "Singapore to Replace Hawkeye With G550 AEW". Defense Update. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  23. [23]
    "S100B Argus Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, Sweden". airforce-technology.com. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  24. [24]
    "Boeing Delivers 1st Peace Eagle Aircraft to Turkish Armed Forces". Boeing.mediaroom.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  25. [25]
    "Saab signs contract with United Arab Emirates for airborne surveillance system" (PDF). Feed.ne.cision.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  26. [26]
    "UAE Buys Saab's Erieye AEW&C Aircraft". Defenseindustrydaily.com. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  27. [27]
    "DRDO Cleared To Convert 6 Air India A320s Into IAF AEW Jets". Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  28. [28]
    "NATO strengthens situational awareness with next generation of command and control aircraft".
  29. [29]
    Butowski, Piotr. "Model Reveals A-100 Configuration". Air International, April 2014. Retrieved: 21 July 2014.
  30. [30]
    Allison, George (22 March 2021). "UK cutting E-7 Wedgetail order". UK Defence Journal.
  31. [31]
    Losey, Stephen (24 March 2023). "'The ability to stare': Why the US Air Force is eager to get the E-7". Defence News.
  32. [32]
    Gordon, 2010, pp.61–80
  33. [33]
    Hazell, 2004, pp.41
  34. [34]
    Jones, 2002, pp.135–160
  35. [35]
    Gunston, 2009, pp.117–129
  36. [36]
    Hazell, 2004, pp.32–35
  37. [37]
    Hazell, 2004, pp.32–36, 41
  38. [38]
    Kowalski, 1991, pp.1, 5, 13, 72
  39. [39]
    "Eastern TBM-3W Avenger". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  40. [40]
    Griffin, 1969, p.13
  41. [41]
    Sullivan, 1990, p.48
  42. [42]
    Winchester, 2001, pp.101 & 104
  43. [43]
    Winchester, 2001, pp.97–101 & 106
  44. [44]
    Gordon, 2010, pp.5–17
  45. [45]
    Air-Britain, Aviation World, 2004
  46. [46]
    Hodges, R "Air controlled interception" Radar Development to 1945 R W Burns (ed)
  47. [47]
    Force Report: Royal Air Force at Ninthy, Air Forces Monthly magazine, April 2008 issue, p. 44.

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