Poland will transfer to Ukraine an AWACS aircraft purchased from Sweden

Sweden will one of these days supply Poland with a Saab 340 AEW airborne early warning aircraft (AWACS), which will be transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Polish Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh told reporters.

China's New AWACS Ready for South China Sea Missions, Military Says

A latest variation of China's KJ-500 airborne early warning and control system (AWACS), equipped with a probe that can allow the plane to receive aerial refueling and greatly extend its range and endurance, was recently spotted at a naval aviation regiment base under the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command.

Pentagon Rules Out Russia’s Participation in US-Led Coalition’s Raqqa Operation

The United States has begun planning an offensive to liberate Raqqa from the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group, and Russia will not be a member of the operation, US Defense Secretary Carter said.

NATO to use AWACS aircraft for Syrian airspace surveillance soon

NATO will start flights of AWACS (airborne warning and control system) aircraft in the coming weeks for the Syrian airspace surveillance, the alliance’s headquarters told TASS on Friday.

German govt approves more troops for NATO mission in Turkey

 The German federal government has approved participation in a NATO mission to fly surveillance craft from a Turkish base, making progress on a deal that had been stalled amid tensions with Ankara.

German chancellor backs NATO-Russia dialogue

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said permanent security in Europe could be achieved with Russia, not by going against it.

In her address at Bundestag ahead of a NATO summit in the Polish capital Warsaw, Merkel backed a NATO-Russia council meeting, scheduled to take place on July 13 for easing up tensions in Europe.

German Opposition May File Lawsuit Over Sending AWACS to Turkey

The German Bundestag was informed about the planned NATO's military operation in Turkey by a letter from the German Foreign Ministry and the German Defense Ministry.

NATO to deploy AWACS planes with German troops in Turkey

NATO will place early warning and control aircraft in Turkey as part of its air defense package to the country as war rages in Syria, the German Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported Saturday.

NATO to Deploy Air Support to Turkey in a 'Face-Saving' Exercise

NATO is set to deploy air defense support to member-state Turkey in an effort to prevent a repetition of the shooting down of a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter aircraft in November, creating diplomatic tension between Ankara and Moscow.

NATO's E-3A early warning aircraft starts mission over Romania

An E-3A AWACS plane of NATO on Tuesday started to fly over Romania, as part of a scheduled exercise conducted periodically to train air police troops and hardware, according to Romania's Defense Ministry.

However, a NATO spokesman was quoted by media as saying that NATO's reconnaissance flights over Romania and Poland are meant to monitor the situation in Ukraine.

NATO to fly AWACS over Poland, Romania to monitor Ukraine crisis

NATO will start AWACS reconnaissance flights over Poland and Romania to help monitor the crisis in Ukraine, the alliance said on Monday.

NATO ambassadors, acting on a recommendation from the alliance's top military commander US Air ForceGen. Philip Breedlove, gave the go-ahead to the flights on Monday, a NATO spokesman said.