List of AEW&C Aircraft Operators: Comparison
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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.

  • airborne radar
  • early warning
  • command and control

1. Present AEW&C Operators

US Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS.
Mexican Air Force Embraer EMB-145.
Indian Air Force Beriev A-50 EL/W-2090 AEW&C
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C built for the Pakistan Air Force .
Boeing E-767 of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.
Operator Aircraft Unit(s) Total
Royal Australian Air Force [1][2] Boeing 737 AEW&C No. 2 Squadron RAAF 6
Brazilian Air Force [1] Embraer R-99A 000006 6th Aviation Group

 

 5
Chilean Air Force [1] Boeing 707-385C 000010 10th Aviation Group

 
People's Liberation Army[1] KJ-2000[3] 000026 26th Air Division

 

 5
People's Liberation Army KJ-200   13+[4]
People's Liberation Army KJ-500 000026 26th Air Division

 

 15+[5]
Egyptian Air Force [1] Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 000087 87th Squadron

 

 8
French Air Force [1] Boeing E-3F Sentry 000000 00.036 Squadron

 

 4
French Navy[1] Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 000004 4th Flotilla

 

 3 or 4
Hellenic Air Force [1][6] Embraer EMB-145H 000380 380th Squadron

 

 4
Indian Air Force [1] Beriev A-50EI No. 50 Squadron 3[7]
Indian Air Force [1] DRDO AEW&CS[8][9]   3
Indian Navy Kamov Ka-31 Helix B INAS 339 14
Israeli Air Force Gulfstream G550 CAEW 000122 122nd Squadron

 

 3[10]
Italian Air Force Gulfstream G550 CAEW 14° Stormo 2[11]
Japan Air Self-Defense Force[1][12] Boeing E-767 AEW Group 4[13]
Japan Air Self-Defense Force[1][12] Grumman E-2C Hawkeye AEW Group 13
Korean People's Air Force [14] Antonov An-24 Unknown 1
Republic of Korea Air Force Boeing 737 AEW&C 5th Tactical Airlift Wing 4
Mexican Air Force [1] Embraer 145AEW&C 501st Squadron 1
NATO[1] Boeing E-3A NATO AEW&C FC 17
Pakistan Air Force [1][15][16][17] Saab 2000 Erieye No. 13 Squadron 4
Pakistan Air Force [1][15][16][16][18] Shaanxi ZDK-03 K. Eagle No. 4 Squadron 4
Russian Air Force [1][19] Beriev A-50[20] 002457 2457th AB SDRLO

[21]

 16
Royal Saudi Air Force [1] Boeing E-3A 000018 18th Squadron

 

 5
Republic of Singapore Air Force [1] Gulfstream G550 000111 111th Squadron

 

 4[22]
Swedish Air Force [1][23] Saab S100B 000017 17 Wing

 

 6
Royal Thai Air Force Saab S100B 000007 702nd Squadron

 

 2
Republic of China Air Force [1] Grumman E-2T/K Hawkeye 000002 2nd EW Squadron

 

 6
Royal Air Force [1][24] Boeing Sentry AEW.1 000008 8

/54 Squadrons

 6
United States Air Force [1] Boeing E-3B/C Sentry 000003 3rd

,18th & 552nd Wings

 32
United States Navy[1] Grumman E-2C-I/II Hawkeye 10+ squadrons 55
Turkish Air Force [25] Boeing 737 AEW&C 3rd Main Jet Base Grp Cmd 3[26]
United Arab Emirates Air Force [27][28] Saab S100B   2

2. Future Operators

Operator Aircraft Date Total
Indian Air Force [1] Ilyushin Il-76 A-50EI 2014 3
Aeronautica Militare IAI Eitam 2015 2
Russian Air Force [29] Beriev A-100 2017  

3. Historical AEW Operators

RCN Grumman Avenger Mk.3W2 on board HMCS Magnificent
Tupolev Tu-126
Operator Aircraft Date Total
Soviet Air Forces Antonov An-71[30] 1985–1991 3
Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton AEW.2[31][32] 1972–1991 12
United States Navy Boeing PB-1W Flying Fortress 1946–1955 22
Royal Air Force British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3[33] 1982–1986 11
United States Navy & Marine Corps Douglas A-1W Skyraider 1948–1967 417
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Douglas Skyraider AEW.I[34] 1951–1962 50
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fairey Gannet AEW.3[35] 1959–1978 44
United States Navy Grumman AF-2W Guardian[36] 1950–1957 154
United States Navy Grumman TBM-3W Avenger[37] 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[38] 1952–1959 8
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Grumman Avenger AEW 1951–1955 ?
United States Navy Grumman E-1 Tracer[39] 1961–1977 88
United States Air Force Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star[40] 1954–1978 82
United States Navy Lockheed WV-1/WV-2 Warning Star[41] 1954–1971 145
Soviet Air Forces Tupolev Tu-126[42] 1965–1984 9
Royal Air Force Vickers Wellington[43][44] 1944–1945 2+

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