Boeing announced on 20 February that it has opened a new production line dedicated to building electro-optical infrared sensors for the U.S. Space Force and other customers.
The Space Development Agency has awarded four agreements worth about $3.5 billion to build 72 Tracking Layer satellites for Tranche 3 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture in low Earth orbit.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Saab will demonstrate Airborne Early Warning and Control on the MQ-9B in the summer of 2026 at GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon facility in Southern California.
France and Germany have launched the JEWEL initiative (Joint Early Warning for a European Lookout) to lay the foundation for a European early warning capability, aimed at detecting and tracking missile threats.
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract worth over $2.26 billion to supply modified Bombardier Global 6500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force.
South Korea has selected a consortium led by L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to supply four new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft equipped with the Elta EL/W-2085 radar.
Germany is moving closer to deciding how to fill its looming airborne early warning gap, with Saab’s GlobalEye surveillance aircraft now regarded as the leading option.
On 30 July, a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft landed at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask, Poland.
The E‑3 Sentry, a Boeing 707 adaptation with a distinctive rotating radar dome, has served as NATO’s airborne radar and command platform since the Cold War.
Planet Labs PBC has been awarded a new seven-figure contract by NATO to provide advanced daily monitoring and intelligence capabilities across the Alliance’s key strategic regions.
Sweden has actively participated in Brilliant Vanguard, a NATO-led operation aimed at enhancing airspace surveillance along the alliance's eastern flank.
AIRCOM provides scoped and effective air detection capabilities for the Alliance, integrating assets with NATO maritime and land assets.
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