This is a list of airborne early warning aircraft. An AEW aircraft is an airborne radar system generally used to detect incoming aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles, and other projectiles and provide guidance to fighter and attack aircraft strikes.
| Type | Origin | Status | Class | Entered service in | Quantity Ordered | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSR | Production | Jet | 1985 | 2 engines | |||
| Italy | Production | Rotorcraft | 2009 | 3 engines | |||
| UK | Production | Rotorcraft | 2021 | ||||
| Avro Shackleton AEW.2 | UK | Production | Propeller | 1972 | 4 engines | ||
| USSR | Production | Jet | 1978 | ~ | 4 engines | ||
| Boeing 707 Phalcon/Condor | Israel | Production | Jet | 1993 | + | 4 engines | |
| Australia | Production | Jet | 2004 | 2 engines | |||
| US | Production | Propeller | 1951 | 4 engines | |||
| US | Production | Jet | 1972 | 4 engines | |||
| US | Production | Jet | 1975 | 4 engines | |||
| Japan | Production | Jet | 1996 | 2 engines | |||
| US | Production | Propeller | 1945 | 4 engines | |||
| Sweden | Ordered | Jet | 2018 | + ~ | 2 engines[1] | ||
| UK | Project | Jet | 1980 | 4 engines | |||
| Britten-Norman Defender AEW | UK | Prototype | Propeller | 1988 | + | 2 engines | |
| US | Production | Propeller | 1947 | 1 engine | |||
| Spain | Prototype | Propeller | 2011 | 2 engines | |||
| Brazil | Production | Jet | 1999 | + | 2 engines | ||
| UK | Production | Propeller | 1958 | 1 double engine | |||
| UK | Project | Propeller | 1 engine | ||||
| US | Production | Aerostat | 1955 | ||||
| US | Production | Aerostat | 1958 | ||||
| US | Production | Propeller | 1956 | 2 engines | |||
| US | Production | Propeller | 1960 | 2 engines | |||
| US | Production | Propeller | 1944 | 1 engine | |||
| Israel/US | Production | Jet | 2006 | 2 engines | |||
| UK | Project | Jet | 1966 | 2 engines | |||
| USSR | Production | Rotorcraft | 1983 | + | |||
| China | Prototype | Propeller | 1971 | 4 engines | |||
| China | Production | Propeller | 2001 | 4 engines | |||
| China | Production | Jet | 2003 | 4 engines | |||
| China | Prototype | Jet | 2013 | 4 engines | |||
| Lockheed AMSS (S-3 derivative) | US | Project | Jet | 2 engines | |||
| Netra Mk.1 on ERJ-145 by DRDO | India | Production | Jet | 2011 | 2 engines | ||
| Netra Mk.2 on A321 by DRDO | India | In development | Jet | 2028 | 6 | 2 engines | |
| US | Production | Propeller | 1949 | 4 engines | |||
| US | Propeller | 1991 | 4 engines | ||||
| Lockheed P-3 Orion AEW&C | US | Production | Propeller | 1988 | 4 engines | ||
| Saab 340 AEW&C (S 100 B/D Argus) | Sweden | Production | Propeller | 1994 | 2 engines | ||
| Saab 2000 AEW&C | Sweden | Production | Propeller | 2008 | 2 engines | ||
| China | Production | Propeller | 2013 | + | 4 engines | ||
| China | Production | Propeller | 4 engines | ||||
| China | Prototype | Propeller | 1998 | 4 engines | |||
| China | Production | Propeller | 4 engines | ||||
| China | Production | Propeller | 2010 | 4 engines | |||
| Spain | Production | Rotorcraft | |||||
| US | Production | Rotorcraft | 1958 | ||||
| USSR | Production | Propeller | 1962 | ~ | 4 engines | ||
| Vickers Wellington Ic "Air Controlled Interception" | UK | Production | Propeller | 1944 | 2 engines[2] | ||
| UK | Production | Rotorcraft | 1982 | ||||
| China | Prototype | Propeller | 2012 | 2 engines | |||
| China | In development | Propeller | 2 engines | ||||
| Russia | Project | Propeller | 1993 | 2 engines |