AIRCRAFT
E-3 SENTRY AWACS
E-3
Airborne Early Warning
🇺🇸
United States
North America
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
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MANUFACTURERBoeing
YEAR INTRODUCED1977
UNITS IN SERVICE—
UNITS PRODUCED68
UNIT COST$270
DESCRIPTION
US/NATO AWACS platform. Look-down radar detects aircraft at 400km. Command and control for air operations.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Crew
20-30
Max Speed
855 km/h
Range
7,400 km
Radar
AN/APY-2, 400 km detection
Weight
147,400 kg MTOW
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
SAME CATEGORY