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Lockheed Martin Awarded $171 Million For Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radars

The AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Radar is integrated into the U.S. Navy’s new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.

SYRACUSE, NY, March 4th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a low-rate initial production contract valued at $171.8 million from Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Bethpage, NY, for four AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) radar systems and spare parts. [...]

Boeing Awarded Contract for Major Upgrade to French AWACS Fleet

Source: Boeing

SEATTLE, Feb. 3, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has been awarded a $324 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the Electronics Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to upgrade France’s fleet [...]

Indian Air Force to Receive Second Airborne Warning System

20 January 2010
Source: Air Force Technology

The Indian Air Force will receive its second airborne warning and control system (AWACS) in March 2010, as part of the $1.1bn deal signed with Israel in 2004 for acquiring three AWACS.

The AWACS, called the [...]

Boeing Delivers 2 Wedgetail AEW&C Aircraft to Royal Australian Air Force

News Release

RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN, New South Wales, Nov. 26, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Flight of [...]

UAE purchase two Erieyes for USD220 million or RM739 million

Written by Marhalim on November 17, 2009 – 9:58 pm -
Source: Malaysian Defence

KUALA LUMPUR: The story below is self-explainatory. But since we are reportedly in the midst of purchasing the same system (as I mentioned before the deal was set [...]

Thai Saab 340 AEW Takes First Flight

19 November 2009
Source: Air Force Technology

A Saab 340 airborne early warning aircraft for Thailand has successfully completed its maiden flight.

The flight lasted for two hours and 14 minutes and all basic aircraft systems were tested during the flight.

The aircraft is [...]

Iran loses its only airborne warning jet

Published: Sept. 25, 2009 at 12:34 PM

TEHRAN, Sept. 25 (UPI) — Iran lost its only airborne early-warning plane in an aerial collision above a big military parade in Tehran that showcased the country’s growing ballistic missile arsenal.

The Tuesday collision left [...]