The AWACS radar plane first flew over 50 years ago, and is overdue for replacement. The US Air Force’s fleet of E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) radar planes is on its last legs. The ...

The E-3 Sentry AWACS plane with its rotating radar dome above the fuselage has long been a symbol of Western resolve to resist aggression. A total of 68 were built during the cold war, with half being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Update: This story was updated April 4 with additional information from the Air Force on capabilities it requested for its E-7s.

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched its search for a replacement for the Boeing E-3G Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The service issued a request for information on 8 ...

The evolution of air combat has been significantly influenced by the development of radar early warning systems, which have become a crucial element in modern air warfare. Since the Vietnam War, the ...

Strike signals shift as Iran targets high-value American war assets Add as a preferred source on Google The wreckage of a US Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft sits on the ...

Boeing has completed the Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) for Saudi Arabia’s E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, Boeing said. The company performed upgrades meant to ...

When Iranian forces damaged a U.S. AWACS command-and-control plane sitting on the tarmac at a Saudi air base, they took out a jet often called the "crown jewel" of the Air Force. The loss of even one ...

ABOARD A FRENCH AIR FORCE AWACS (AP) — Off in the distance, Ukraine, fighting for its survival. Seen from up here, in the cockpit of a French air force surveillance plane flying over neighboring ...

Boeing last week completed a series of upgrades that substantially enhance the technological capabilities of Saudi Arabia's E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Among the ...

BEIJING, Nov. 12 -- The Chinese military, undeterred by a U.S. veto that blocked the purchase of Israeli planes, has developed its own radar surveillance aircraft and is test-flying the first models ...