The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an American airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed by Boeing. E-3s are commonly known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System).

AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) is the name of the specific system installed in the E-3 and Japanese Boeing E-767 AEW&C airframes, but is often used as a general synonym for AEW&C. [4][5] Modern AEW&C systems can detect aircraft from up to 400 km (220 nmi) away, well out of range of most surface-to-air missiles.

The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform.

This is a list of airborne early warning aircraft. An AEW aircraft is an airborne radar system generally used to detect incoming aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles, and other projectiles and provide guidance to fighter and attack aircraft strikes.

2023年2月18日 · One emerging problem for AWACS is the increasing range of standoff weapons like long-range missiles. Countries with stealth technology could potentially approach the aircraft and fire off one of those longer range weapons, attacking the vulnerable aircraft at a …

2025年2月21日 · AWACS, a mobile, long-range radar surveillance and control centre for air defense. The system, as developed by the U.S. Air Force, is mounted in a specially modified Boeing 707 aircraft.

2020年6月25日 · The E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) is built by Boeing Defense & Space Group. The role of the E-3 is to carry out airborne surveillance and command, control and communications (C3) functions for tactical and air defence forces. In the USA, the aircraft carries the designation E-3 AWACS.

2023年11月14日 · NATO operates a fleet of Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft, with their distinctive radar domes mounted on the fuselage, which provide the Alliance with air surveillance, command and control, battle space management and communications.

The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by commanders of U.S. and NATO air defense forces. The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome.

List of the Top 10 AWACS (AEW&C) Aircraft In The World. 1. The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye ( AWACS Aircraft ) France, Mexico, Egypt, Taiwan, Japan, the United States, and Taiwan are the operators. The E-2 Hawkeye is the most common type of AEW&C system today.