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ACCLWS (Airborne Command & Control and Logistics) Weapons School Previously known as the Hawkeye Weapons and Tactics Units, Airborne Command Control Logistics Weapons School (ACCLWS) was established in 2013 as one command reporting to Airborne Command Control Logistics Wing (COMACCLOGWING). |
Final Flight
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Britain to buy Wedgetail aircraft innearly $2 billion dealBritain’s Royal Air Force will operate a fleet of five Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft in an almost $2 billion deal with Boeing.
The British Ministry of Defence said in an announcement Mar 22 that Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson had inked the deal with Boeing to provide a replacement for the current fleet of Sentry aircraft. |
KLC-7 / KJ-600 Carrier-Based Airborne Early Warning(AEW) Global SecurityThe carriers Liaoning and Type 001A rely on airborne early warning helicopters and an integrated radar system to detect enemies. But these systems with their weaker warning capability risk exposing the carrier's position, the report said. Phased radar carried by an airborne early warning helicopter is limited in size. The early warning distance, time and accuracy is thus limited. An aircraft like the KJ-600 has a larger radar, flies higher than a helicopter and sees farther and more clearly.
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $3.2-Billion E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Contract ModificationThe Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.2-billion five-year contract modification to buy 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne surveillance aircraft.
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Navy Establishes First MV-22B SquadronThe Navy stood up its first squadron that will field the CMV-22B in a Friday ceremony. The Titans of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 will be the first unit to field the replacement for the Navy’s fleet of C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft.
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Successful 1st Flight for Saab GlobalEyeToday Saab successfully completed the first flight of the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft in Linköping, Sweden. GlobalEye took off on its maiden flight at 12.52 local time on 14 March 2018, from Saab’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden.
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737 AEW&C FOR RAF? The UK is contemplating the replacement for its E-3D aircraft.Speaking to MONS during Singapore Airshow, sources close to Boeing disclosed that the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has held “discussions” with the manufacturer regarding the possible acquisition of Boeing’s 737 AEW&C Airborne Early Warning (AEW) platform as a
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN’S E-2D TAKING FLIGHT FOR US NAVY AND JASDFMönch US correspondent Marty Kauchak is attending the 2018 Surface Navy Association 30th Annual National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia/USA. He files this end of day report with highlights from the exhibition floor and conference rooms. As of this January, Northrop
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Navy Transition from C-2A to CMV-22B Will Span 2020 to 2026; Location of Training Squadron UndecidedBy: Megan Eckstein US Naval Institute News https://shar.es/1NfAMf January 3, 2018 4:51 PM • Updated: January 3, 2018 10:01 PM A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Rawhides of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 launches from the flight deck of
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