Technically known as airborne early warning and control systems, the phrase “AWACS” often serves as a catch-all for the US military’s aerial command and control functions. The lead and most visible ...

The E-3 Sentry AWACS plane with its rotating radar dome above the fuselage has long been a symbol of Western resolve to resist aggression. A total of 68 were built during the cold war, with half being ...

Italian defense group Leonardo-Finmeccanica has launched a new 360 degree airborne radar using fixed panels distributed around the body of aircraft, which it claims is the first of its kind. Norway’s ...

Sahand with the new rotating radar above and launcher in front of its bridge. (President Ebrahim Raisi) The Iranian Jamaran-class frigate Sahand (74) has been upgraded with a new air-defence system, ...