They call them the “eyes and brains” of modern air warfare — and for good reason. AWACS aircraft, or Airborne Warning and Control System platforms, do far more than simply fly around and watch. They ...

The U.S. Air Force is looking into a buy of spare parts for the service’s Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation (DRAGON) program for Boeing E-3 ...

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 ...

A critical part of the modern battlefield is the radar planes that sit quietly behind the scenes, orchestrating the battlefield and the assets on it. For decades, the US Air Force's E-3 Sentry — or ...

The destruction of a US Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft in an Iranian strike on a Saudi Arabia air base could damage US abilities to spot incoming Iranian threats at distance, analysts say. Dramatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is prepared for a sortie during a Red Flag-Alaska exercise at Joint Base ...

Despite the outsized contribution of the E-3, its specifications are rather modest for a military aircraft. The E-3 Sentry is far past its sell-by date—but with the need for AWACS persisting and no ...

The role of Boeing's 707 in modern commercial aviation simply cannot be overstated. It was the first successful jet airliner outside of the Soviet Union, and by 1955, more Americans were traveling by ...

Boeing 767 AWACS/Tanker Marketing of the 767 AWACS, also known as the E-767, began in 1991 as a follow-on to the 707 AWACS. The E-767 has two GE CF6-80C2 turbofan engines rated at 61,500 lb. thrust, ...