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 ...

Update: This story was updated April 4 with additional information from the Air Force on capabilities it requested for its E-7s. AURORA, Colo. — For nearly 50 years, the E-3 Sentry aircraft served as ...

The U.S. military currently relies on an antiquated fleet of E-3 Sentries for orchestrating battlefield assets in war zones.

Key Points and Summary - The Pentagon's shocking decision to cancel the E-7 Wedgetail program threatens decades of American air superiority. -Intended to replace the aging E-3 AWACS, the E-7 provides ...

The FINANCIAL — Boeing has 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 ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will replace its ageing fleet of AWACS surveillance planes, in service since the Cold War in the 1980s, with a militarised version of the Boeing 737 commercial jet, the ...

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 Boeing E-3 AWACS has been the quarterback of the skies for nearly 50 years, a flying radar station able to detect enemy planes and missiles and then give recommendations to friendly pilots. The ...

Kim Jong Un's regime appears to be converting a Russian-made military transport plane into an airborne command center equipped with a powerful radar, potentially enhancing its missile testing and ...

The Boeing Company has been awarded a contract for the initial phase of upgrading the radar on Saudi Arabia's fleet of five E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. This is a foreign ...