The Boeing E-3 Sentry isn’t just a plane - it’s a high-tech command center in the sky. Known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System), this aircraft is the backbone of U.S. military ...

The Boeing E-3B Sentry, dubbed 'America's ultimate ... Engineering, testing and evaluation began on the first E-3 Sentry in October 1975. In March 1977 the 552nd Airborne Warning and Control ...

to obtain the AEW&C type as a replacement for the obsolescent Boeing E-3 Sentry. Crew from both the RAF and USAF have been embedded with the RAAF’s No 2 Sqn to learn about operating and ...