DefenceTalkRecent foreign satellite images suggest that China has deployed early warning aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft on the Yongshu Reef in the South China Sea amid increased US military activities in the region, as Chinese experts said on Thursday that China has the right to deploy defensive weapons there according to military threats China is facing. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-deploys-aew-asw-aircraft-on-disputed-reef-in-south-china-sea-75556/

DefenceTalkDefence Secretary Gavin Williamson has signed a $1.98Bn deal to purchase five E-7 early warning radar aircraft. The E-7 fleet will replace the current Sentry aircraft and ensure the continued delivery of the UK’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability. Named “Wedgetail” by the Australian Department for Defence, the E-7 aircraft can fly for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-orders-five-boeing-e-7-wedgetail-aewc-aircraft-72223/

DefenceTalkFollowing the Prime Minister’s recent direction to invest and build up the UK’s intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability, the Defence Secretary has confirmed that the second Airseeker (Rivet Joint) signals intelligence plane is expected to be delivered to the RAF in September, seven months early. The first Airseeker is currently employed on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-raf-intelligence-aircraft-to-be-delivered-seven-months-early-64901/

DefenceTalkRussia and India plan on signing a contract to supply India with A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft, Beriev Aircraft Company General Director-General Designer Igor Garivadsky told journalists Tuesday. “We plan on signing a deal with the Republic of India to deliver the A-50 aircraft,” Garivadsky said. The A-50 aircraft are intended to detect, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-plans-to-supply-india-with-a-50-aircraft-60441/