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USAF, Canadian Fighters, AWACS + KC-135 Intercept Russian Aircraft North of Alaska:

USAF, Canadian Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft North of Alaska - Air Force Magazine U.S. Air Force F-22s and Canadian CF-18s intercepted two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft north of Alaska on March 9.

NATO to upgrade its AWACS surveillance aircraft for $1 billion:

NATO to upgrade its AWACS surveillance aircraft for $1 billion The news comes coupled with an announcement that the first of five Global Hawk drones making up the Alliance Ground Surveillance program was en route from the United States to its future home base at Sigonella, Sicily.

UK Pulls Trigger on $2B E-7A Wedgetail AEW Purchase:

U.K. Pulls Trigger on Wedgetail AEW Purchase The British Ministry of Defence announced on March 22 a nearly $2 billion procurement of a fleet of five Wedgetail E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from Boeing. With Brit…

Boeing Completes NATO AWACS Upgrades:

Boeing Completes NATO AWACS Upgrades OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18, 2018 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the final Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft modernized with avionics and a digital cockpit to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Manching, Germany. This delivery is the final of 14 and ensures NATO AWACS co...

Contracts for Oct. 24, 2018
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, has been awarded an estimated $1,036,726,575 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for support of the following platforms: Ground Start Carts, C-130 Auxiliary Power Units (APU), B-2 APU, F-15 components, A-10 APU, E-3 APU, B-1 APU and F-16 turbine power units. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a three-year, six-month base contract with one three-year option, and one three-year and six-month option period. Using military service is Air Force. Location of performance is Utah, with a July 31, 2028, performance completion date. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2029 Air Force working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPRPA1-18-D-001U).

Farnborough 2018: What could replace the UK’s AWACS?

Farnborough 2018: What could replace the UK’s AWACS? - DB - Digital Battlespace - Shephard Media One of the key talking points at this year’s Farnborough air show will be the Royal Air Force’s growing desire to replace its ageing E-3D ...

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E-3 AWACS strengthen interoperability during BALTOPS:

E-3 AWACS strengthen interoperability during BALTOPS Two E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, partnered with NATO allies in support of Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) June 6, 2018.

Saab successfully completes first flight of the GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft:

Saab's GlobalEye AEW&C Platform Takes Flight with Enhanced Erieye ER LINKOPING, Sweden - On March 14, 2018, Saab successfully completed the first flight of the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft. The GlobalEye took off on its maiden flight at 12:52pm local time from Saab's airfield in Lin

First of monthly planned NATO exercises considered success at Spangdahlem:

First of monthly planned NATO exercises considered success at Spangdah SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- The 52nd Fighter Wing hosted a multinational, large-force exercise Feb. 22-23, 2018, involving participants from several NATO countries.

Japan Upgrades Its E-767 AWACS:

Japan Upgrades Its E-767 AWACS by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Boeing was recently awarded a $60.9 million hybrid (fixed-price-incentive-firm, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-…

Saab rolls out first GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft:

Saab Reveals First GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft STOCKHOLM -- Saab rolled out the first GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft Feb. 23 at its Linköping site, Sweden. GlobalEye is an advanced, swing role airborne surveillance system based on a Bombardier Global 6000 bu