early warning radar system

Aug- 2026 -

28 August

Bundeswehr Develops Software to Prevent Bird-Aircraft Collisions

The German Armed Forces is developing radar-enabled software that can give operators early warnings of collision risks between birds and aircraft.

May- 2026 -

22 May

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

World’s First Drone-Based Airborne Early Warning System Completes Maiden Flight

Two defense giants have joined forces for a milestone flight of what they describe as the world’s first unmanned airborne early warning solution.

Dec- 2025 -

18 December

Land

A Finnish Army military truck fitted with the Skyspotter counter-drone system, shown during a winter field test near a coastline, with the Skyspotter sensor mast and turret mounted on the rear platform under low evening light

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Skyspotter Takes on Drones: Rheinmetall Trials Multi‑Sensor Early Warning Tech

Rheinmetall’s new early warning solution has pushed past challenging climate and remote environments, proving its capabilities against drones in a series of trials.

Oct- 2025 -

15 October

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US to Upgrade Homeland Missile Defense Radars Against Advanced Threats

The US Missile Defense Agency plans a software upgrade for its ballistic missile early warning radars to improve object classification.

Jul- 2025 -

22 July

Americas

A view of the the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 7, 2024. The 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), which operates the system, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force to Revamp Six Legacy Ground-Based Radars

The US Space Force plans to digitize six legacy ground-based radars to maintain their missile defense and space surveillance operability amid evolving threats.

Apr- 2025 -

8 April

Europe