List of AEW&C aircraft operators
Introduction A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye over NAS Point Mugu.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.
Current 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&CSaab 2000 Erieye AEW&C built for the Pakistan Air Force.Boeing E-767 of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.Turkish Air Forces operate 4 AWACs of their own.OperatorAircraftUnit(s)TotalCountryRoyal Australian Air ForceBoeing 737 AEW&CNo. 2 Squadron RAAFAustraliaBrazilian Air ForceEmbraer R-99ABrazilChilean Air ForceBoeing E-3D Sentry2ChilePeople's Liberation Army Air ForceKJ-2000ChinaPeople's Liberation Army Air ForceKJ-200+China (PRC)People's Liberation Army Air Force/ People's Liberation Army Naval Air ForceKJ-500+China (PRC)People's Liberation Army Naval Air ForceKamov Ka-31 Helix BUnknown (Carrier Division)UnknownChina (PRC)People's Liberation Army Naval Air ForceChanghe Z-8 AEWUnknown (Carrier Division)UnknownChina (PRC)People's Liberation Army Naval Air ForceChanghe Z-18JUnknown (Carrier Division)UnknownChina (PRC)Republic of China Air ForceGrumman E-2T/K HawkeyeChina (ROC/“Taiwan”)Egyptian Air ForceGrumman E-2C HawkeyeEgyptFrench Air ForceBoeing E-3F SentryFranceFrench NavyGrumman E-2C Hawkeye or 4FranceHellenic Air ForceEmbraer EMB-145HGreeceIndian Air ForceBeriev A-50EI  No. 50 SquadronIndiaIndian Air ForceDRDO AEW&CSIndiaIndian NavyKamov Ka-31 Helix BINAS 339IndiaIsraeli Air ForceGulfstream G550 CAEWIsraelItalian Air ForceGulfstream G550 CAEW14° StormoItalyJapan Air Self-Defense ForceBoeing E-767AEW GroupJapanJapan Air Self-Defense ForceGrumman E-2C HawkeyeAEW GroupJapanKorean People's Air ForceAntonov An-24UnknownNorth KoreaRepublic of Korea Air ForceBoeing 737 AEW&C5th Tactical Airlift WingKoreaMexican Air ForceEmbraer 145AEW&C501st SquadronMexicoNATOBoeing E-3ANATO AEW&C FC SeveralPakistan Air ForceSaab 2000 Erieye No. 13 SquadronPakistanPakistan Air ForceShaanxi ZDK-03 K. EagleNo. 4 Squadron PakistanRussian Air ForceBeriev A-50RussiaRoyal Saudi Air ForceBoeing E-3ASaudi ArabiaRoyal Saudi Air ForceSaab 2000 ErieyeSaudi ArabiaRepublic of Singapore Air ForceGulfstream G550SingapurSwedish Air ForceSaab S100BSwedenRoyal Thai Air ForceSaab S100BThailandUnited States Air ForceBoeing E-3B/C Sentry,18th & 552nd WingsUnited StatesUnited States NavyGrumman E-2C-I/II Hawkeye10+ squadronsUnited StatesTurkish Air ForceBoeing 737 AEW&C131st squadronTurkeyUnited Arab Emirates Air ForceGlobalEyeUnited Arab EmiratesA Changhe Z-18J AEW platform taking off from Liaoning flight deck
Future operators OperatorAircraftFirst flightTotalIndian Air ForceAirbus A320 AEW&CTBD	Aeronautica MilitareIAI Eitam2015NATOBoeing 737 AEW&C2031Russian Air ForceBeriev A-1002017Royal Air ForceBoeing 737 AEW&C3United States Air ForceBoeing 737 AEW&C202726 by 2032
Historical AEW operators RCN Grumman Avenger Mk.3W2 on board HMCS MagnificentTupolev Tu-126OperatorAircraftPeriodTotalSoviet Air ForcesAntonov An-711985–1991Royal Air ForceAvro Shackleton AEW.21972–1991United States NavyBoeing PB-1W Flying Fortress1946–1955Royal Air ForceBritish Aerospace Nimrod AEW31982–1986United States Navy & Marine CorpsDouglas A-1W Skyraider1948–1967Royal Navy Fleet Air ArmDouglas Skyraider AEW.I1951–1962Royal Navy Fleet Air ArmFairey Gannet AEW.31959–1978United States NavyGrumman AF-2W Guardian1950–1957United States NavyGrumman TBM-3W Avenger1945–1950French AéronavaleGrumman TBM-3W Avenger1952–1960Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceGrumman TBM-3W Avenger1954–1961Netherlands Marine Luchtvaart DienstGrumman TBM-3W Avenger1954–1960 Royal Canadian NavyGrumman Avenger Mk.3W21952–1959Royal Navy Fleet Air ArmGrumman Avenger AEW1951–1955United States NavyGrumman E-1 Tracer1961–1977United States Air ForceLockheed EC-121 Warning Star1954–1978United States NavyLockheed WV-1/WV-2 Warning Star1954–1971Soviet Air Forces Tupolev Tu-1261965–1984Royal Air ForceVickers Wellington1944–1945+Royal Air ForceBoeing Sentry AEW.11991-2021
See also * List of airborne early warning aircraft
Notes ===Footnotes======Citations======References===****** *  * ** * *''Eyes in the Skies – All the World's AWACS'', ''Air Forces Monthly'' magazine, August 2008 issue.