E-3 fills the needs of both airborne surveillance and command and control (C2) functions for tactical and air defense forces. It provides a highly mobile, survivable surveillance and C2 platform.
The E-3 AWACS is simply a commercial Boeing 707/320B airframe modified with the distinctive radome that houses a pulse-Doppler radar capable of detecting aircraft and cruise missiles, the E3 look-down radar has a 360-degree view of the horizon, and at operating altitudes has a range of more than 320 km.
One E-3A flying at 30,000 ft / 9,150 m has over 312,000 kmē in its field of view.
The radar can detect and track air and sea targets simultaneously.
Recent developments:
Dec. 1st, 2007 | General focuses on mission, future of AWACS- HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- The E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System and its crews have led the way into battle many times in the past and are achieving combat excellence today, the commander of the nation's only AWACS flying wing said here Nov. 27.
The focus now, however, is on the future, Brig. Gen. Lori Robinson told members of Electronic Systems Center's 551st Electronic Systems Group during an all-hands call in the O'Neill Auditorium. The 551st ELSG is responsible for su...
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Sep. 20th, 2007 | Boeing Awarded $49.2 Million Contract to Upgrade Saudi AWACS Fleet
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $49.2 million contract, including options, to upgrade communications aboard Saudi Arabia's fleet of five E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., awarded the contract under a foreign military sales agreement.
The enhancement, known as Link 16, is a secure, jam-resistant, digital data link that allows military aircraft,...
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Sep. 17th, 2007 | Airmen support NATO AWACS operations
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) -- Twenty-eight thousand feet in the sky above Hamburg, Germany, and more than 4,200 miles from home, a crew from a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling squadron supports a NATO E-3 Sentry.
Airmen of the 126th Air Refueling Squadron from the Wisconsin Air National Guard stationed at Gen. Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee are operating out of Spangdahlem Air Base for a two-week-long mission to support NATO operations.
Ten Spangdahlem AB Airmen were...
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Sep. 4th, 2007 | Boeing Awarded $20.6 Million Contract for AWACS RF Antennas
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 04, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a three-year, $20.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to build antenna radio frequency processors and associated electronics for the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)-Electronic Systems Measures (ESM) program.
Boeing will complete the work at its Heath, Ohio, facility. The AWACS-ESM program relocated to Heath in 2006 from Corinth, Texas, after the construction of an 800-square-foot anechoic chamber and an ind...
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Aug. 30th, 2006 | AWACS awaits essential upgrades
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- "The U.S. Air Force JOVIAL Program Office has closed due to lack of funding."
To some, the announcement posted on the Web site may have little or no significance, but for those familiar with the E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system, the closure could mean problems for the future of command and control.
The Air Force's E-3 Sentry, commonly referred to as AWACS, is a modified Boeing 707/320 that provides surveillance, command and control to ...
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E-3 Sentry AWACS Related News
Specifications
| Version | E-3A |
| Length | 145ft 44m |
| Height | 41.4ft 12.5m |
| Wingspan | 130.1ft 39.7m |
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E-3 Sentry AWACS Videos | 12 Videos Available!
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This page was last updated on: 2006-02-01
