Explore 25 U.S. AWACS operations, from homeland defense to global conflicts. Discover how these E-3 Sentry aircraft guard ...

November 5, 2025: The United States retired the last of its E-3 AWACS/Airborne Warning and Control System in 2023. The Air Force initially wanted to replace the four-engine E-3 AWACS with the ...

The skies above the continental United States are never truly quiet. At any given moment, air defense crews sit on alert, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) prepares to take off for a training exercise with the ...

Iran's sole Simorgh AWACS aircraft was lost during a military parade on September 22, one of two Iranian military aircraft that crashed in Tehran while participating in a display to mark the ...

Comments made by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during House and Senate Appropriations Committee hearings have cast severe doubts on the future of the U.S. Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetails. On Jun. 10, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Air Force's fleet of airborne warning aircraft is past its expiration date, but a replacement may be far off. When Air Force E ...

Japan plans to field the supersonic ASM-3ER anti-ship missile in FY2027 with a new dual-role capability to target enemy AWACS ...

Key missions at Oklahoma military bases would gain hundreds of millions of dollars in a House defense spending bill currently under consideration in Congress. But the measure has drawn opposition from ...

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27, 2026, Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. (Social media via Reuters) A U.S. Air Force ...

NEW DELHI — India is likely to buy two additional Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to strengthen its air defense, according to Defense Minister A.K. Antony. The Indian air force ...