List of AEW&C aircraft operators

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]

Present 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.
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C built for the Pakistan Air Force.
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C built for the Pakistan Air Force.
Operator Aircraft Unit(s) Total
Royal Australian Air Force[2][3] Boeing 737 AEW&C No. 2 Squadron RAAF 6
Brazilian Air Force[2] Embraer R-99A 6th Aviation Group 5
Chilean Air Force[2] Boeing 707-385C 10th Aviation Group 1[nb 1]
People's Liberation Army Air Force[2] KJ-2000[4] 26th Air Division 4
People's Liberation Army Air Force KJ-200 7+
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force KJ-200 3+
People's Liberation Army Air Force KJ-500 26th Air Division 1+
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force KJ-500 2+
Egyptian Air Force[2] Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 87th Squadron 8
French Air Force[2] Boeing E-3F Sentry 00.036 Squadron 4
French Navy[2] Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 4th Flotilla 3 or 4
Hellenic Air Force[2][5] Embraer EMB-145H 380th Squadron 4
Indian Air Force[2] Ilyushin A-50EI No. 50 Squadron 3[nb 2]
Indian Air Force[2] DRDO AEW&CS[8][nb 3] 3
Israeli Air Force Gulfstream G550 CAEW 122nd Squadron 3[9]
Japan Air Self-Defense Force[2][10] Boeing E-767
AEW Group 4[nb 4]
Japan Air Self-Defense Force[2][10] Grumman E-2C Hawkeye AEW Group 13
Korean People's Air Force[11] Antonov An-24 Unknown 1
Republic of Korea Air Force Boeing 737 AEW&C 5th Tactical Airlift Wing 4
Mexican Air Force[2] Embraer 145AEW&C 501st Squadron 1
Mexican Air Force[2] Embraer 145RS/GS 501st Squadron 2
Mexican Air Force[2] Fairchild C-26A 501st Squadron 4
NATO[2] Boeing E-3A NATO AEW&C FC 17
Pakistan Air Force[2][12][13][14] Saab 2000 Erieye No. 13 Squadron 4
Pakistan Air Force[2][12][13][13][15] Shaanxi ZDK-03 K. Eagle No. 4 Squadron 4
Russian Air Force[2][16] Beriev A-50[17] 2457th AB SDRLO[nb 5] 16
Royal Saudi Air Force[2] Boeing E-3A 18th Squadron 5
Republic of Singapore Air Force[2] Gulfstream G550 111th Squadron 4[nb 6]
Swedish Air Force[2][19] Saab S100B 17 Wing 6
Royal Thai Air Force Saab S100B 702nd Squadron 2
Republic of China Air Force[2] Grumman E-2T/K Hawkeye 2nd EW Squadron 6
Royal Air Force[2][20] Boeing Sentry AEW.1 8/23/54 Squadrons 6
United States Air Force[2] Boeing E-3B/C Sentry 3rd,18th & 552nd Wings 32
United States Navy[2] Grumman E-2C-I/II Hawkeye 10+ squadrons 55
Turkish Air Force[21] Boeing 737 AEW&C 3rd Main Jet Base Grp Cmd 3[nb 7]
United Arab Emirates Air Force[22][23] Saab S100B 2

Future operators

Operator Aircraft Date Total
Indian Air Force[2] Ilyushin Il-76 A-50EI 2014 3
Aeronautica Militare IAI Eitam 2015 2
Russian Air Force[24] Beriev A-100 2017

Historical AEW operators

Operator Aircraft Date Total
Soviet Air Forces Antonov An-71[25] 1985–1991 3
British Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton AEW.2[26][27] 1972–1991 12
United States Navy Boeing PB-1W Flying Fortress 1946–1955 22
British Royal Air Force British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3[28] 1982–1986 11
United States Navy & Marine Corps Douglas A-1W Skyraider 1948–1967 417
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Douglas Skyraider AEW.I[29] 1951–1962 50
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fairey Gannet AEW.3[30] 1959–1978 44
United States Navy Grumman AF-2W Guardian[31] 1950–1957 154
United States Navy Grumman TBM-3W Avenger[32] 1945–1950 40
French Aéronavale Grumman TBM-3W Avenger 1952-1960 40
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Grumman TBM-3W Avenger 1954-1961 ?
Netherlands Marine Luchtvaart Dienst Grumman TBM-3W Avenger 1954-1960 24
Royal Canadian Navy Grumman Avenger Mk.3W2[33] 1952–1959 8
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Grumman Avenger AEW 1951–1955 ?
United States Navy Grumman E-1 Tracer[34] 1961–1977 88
United States Air Force Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star[35] 1954–1978 82
United States Navy Lockheed WV-1/WV-2 Warning Star[36] 1954–1971 145
Soviet Air Forces Tupolev Tu-126[37] 1965–1984 9
British Royal Air Force Vickers Wellington[38][39] 1944–1945 2+

See also

Notes

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Footnotes

  1. Phalcon radar used.
  2. EL/W-2090 radar, 2 of 3 delivered.[6][7]
  3. 1st test aircraft delivered 2012
  4. One more aircraft on order.[10]
  5. Air Base of Long Range Radiolocation Detection Aircraft.[16]
  6. To be replaced by 4 Gulfstream G550.[18]
  7. The Turkish Air Force now has one operational AEW aircraft, plus three on order and two options.

Citations

  1. John Pike (1957-03-01). "Airborne Early Warning". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Air Forces Intelligence, Air Forces Monthly magazine, August 2008 issue, p. 91.
  3. Blenkin, Max (13 July 2009). "Wedgetail on track for November delivery". WAtoday. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  4. Gordon, 2010, p.51
  5. "Embraer EMB-145H AEW&C". Hellenic Air Force official website. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  6. "Indian air force gets Awacs plane". BBC News. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  7. "LIVEFIST: PHOTOS: The Second Phalcon AWACS (KW-3552) Before Its Flight To India!". Livefist.blogspot.com. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  8. Gordon, 2010, pp.51-52
  9. "The Military Balance 2010". Page 256. International Institute for Strategic Studies, February 3, 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 15 January 2007.
  11. Bermudez, J. (April 2011). "MiG-29 in KPAF Service". The KPA Journal 2 (4): 2.
  12. 1 2 Francis, Leithen. "Pakistan to get Chinese AEW&C aircraft this year". Flight International. flightglobal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 "Pakistan Surmounts Sanctions To Revive Airpower". Defense News. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  14. 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.
  15. "`Karakoram Eagle` inducted into PAF". DawnNews.com (archives). Dawn Media. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  16. 1 2 Force Report: Russian Air Force, Air Forces Monthly magazine, July 2007 issue, p. 82.
  17. Gordon, 2010, pp.19-60
  18. "Singapore to Replace Hawkeye With G550 AEW". Defense Update. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  19. "S100B Argus Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, Sweden". airforce-technology.com. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  20. Force Report: Royal Air Force at Ninthy, Air Forces Monthly magazine, April 2008 issue, p. 44.
  21. "Boeing Delivers 1st Peace Eagle Aircraft to Turkish Armed Forces". Boeing.mediaroom.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  22. "Saab signs contract with United Arab Emirates for airborne surveillance system" (PDF). Feed.ne.cision.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  23. "UAE Buys Saab’s Erieye AEW&C Aircraft". Defenseindustrydaily.com. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  24. Butowski, Piotr. "Model Reveals A-100 Configuration". Air International, April 2014. Retrieved: 21 July 2014.
  25. Gordon, 2010, pp.61-80
  26. Hazell, 2004, pp.41
  27. Jones, 2002, pp.135-160
  28. Gunston, 2009, pp.117-129
  29. Hazell, 2004, pp.32-35
  30. Hazell, 2004, pp.32-36, 41
  31. Kowalski, 1991, pp.1, 5, 13, 72
  32. "Eastern TBM-3W Avenger". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  33. Griffin, 1969, p.13
  34. Sullivan, 1990, p.48
  35. Winchester, 2001, pp.101 & 104
  36. Winchester, 2001, pp.97-101 & 106
  37. Gordon, 2010, pp.5-17
  38. Air-Britain, Aviation World, 2004
  39. Hodges, R "Air controlled interception" Radar Development to 1945 R W Burns (ed)

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