E-3s are commonly known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). Derived from the Boeing 707 airliner, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control, and communications, and …

The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance, target detection, and tracking …

2 days ago · US deploys 6 of 16 E-3 Sentry aircraft to Middle East, over half of mission capable fleet, reducing airborne early warning capacity in Alaska and Indo-Pacific.

The E-3A AWACS are NATO’s ‘eye in the sky’. They provide the Alliance with air surveillance, battle management, command and control, and communications, and are used for a vast range of NATO …

2 days ago · Nearly 40 percent of the service’s 16 remaining E-3s were repositioned over a two-day period to forward bases across Europe, marking one of the largest recent AWACS deployments. The …

1 day ago · Explore the Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, its history, radar, specs, combat roles, upgrades, and why it remains vital to modern air warfare.

5 hours ago · The vital but rapidly aging Air Force E-3 Sentry is back in the Middle East while a replacement could still be years away.

AWACS, a mobile, long-range radar surveillance and control centre for air defense. The system, as developed by the U.S. Air Force, is mounted in a specially modified Boeing 707 aircraft.

Jul 15, 2025 · Now, though, the AWACS may be going the way of the dodo, as the US military appears ready to discard big, expensive aerial early warning (AEW) aircraft in favor of a mixture of cheaper …

2 days ago · In the past two days, the U.S. Air Force has sent six of its 16 E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) radar planes to bases in Europe. Two of those jets are now headed to …