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 ...

Emerging radar and signal processing technology is enabling Navy surface ships to achieve a ground-breaking measure of radar-detection range and precision--all while enabling ship defense systems to ...

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 ...

The integration of the U.S. Navy’s new, highly-sensitive AN/SPY-6 radar system will detect incoming anti-ship cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and even enemy fighter jets closing in on carrier ...

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, ...

Originally developed by Cassidian (later Airbus Defence and Space, now Hensoldt Sensors GmbH) the TRS-4D is an AESA multifunction air/surface radar. (Airbus Defence and Space) Hensoldt has signed a ...

The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford class, the Navy's newest class of nuclear aircraft carriers. The ship's first steel was cut in Dec. 2010, and ...