Alliance Moves Away from Single AWACS Platform After Ukraine Lessons
NATO is reassessing its airborne surveillance capabilities, moving away from reliance on a single platform towards a multi-layered system of systems. This shift is driven by lessons from the war in Ukraine and recent developments involving Iran, with the Alliance aiming to adopt a more cost-effective approach. The Allied Federated Surveillance & Control program is intended to replace the aging Boeing E-3A AWACS aircraft, with a focus on building a distributed network of surveillance assets. This development was reported by Defense Express.