2021年11月2日 · The E-3D Sentry entered RAF service in 1991 as part of the RAF’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting and Reconnaissance fleet. Since then, the Sentry aircraft have been involved in UK and NATO operations including Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, the broader Middle East and the Caribbean.

2021年8月5日 · The E-3D Sentry will be retired later this year and will be replaced in 2023 by a fleet of three Boeing E-7 Wedgetails that will operate from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. During the period between retirement and the Wedgetail becoming operational, the Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting and Reconnaissance requirements will be covered by a ...

2021年8月13日 · A Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry AEW1, with serial ZH101 and assigned to No. 8 Squadron, returned to RAF Waddington on Aug. 4, 2021, following the type’s last operational mission, ahead of the ...

At the time, Boeing’s E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) platform – already in service with the US Air Force and the newly established NATO AEW and Control Force (NAEW&CF) – was the obvious choice. In February 1987, the RAF ordered six E-3D Sentry AEW1s (serials ZH101–ZH106), alongside a French order for four E-3Fs.

2015年4月30日 · On 27 January 2015, the RAF deployed an E-3D Sentry to Cyprus in support of U.S.-led coalition air-strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. The Sentry joins RAF Panavia Tornado, MQ-9 Reaper, and AirTanker Voyager aircraft performing or supporting almost daily strikes against militants.

2021年8月4日 · The Sentry aircraft has returned to its home base at RAF Waddington following its final mission – bringing to a close 30 years of operational service.. The Boeing E-3D Sentry aircraft flew its final operational sortie as part of the counter-Daesh Op Shader last month.. The aircraft from 8 Squadron had been deployed to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and was the latest and last deployment since 2015.

2021年6月28日 · On 25 June an RAF spokesman confirmed the deployment of the aircraft to Janes, “RAF intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance assets, including the E-3D, are supporting the CSG21 deployment ...

2021年8月7日 · 地中海･中東方面での最後の任務を終えた英空軍の早期警戒管制機E-3Dは今月4日にワディントン空軍基地へ帰還、現役から退く準備に入った。 ... 参考：RAF E-3D Sentry aircraft returns to the UK from last operational mission. 英空軍のE-3D運用が終了、2023年にE-7Aの運用が開始 ...

2021年8月3日 · The E-3D Sentry aircraft was recently welcomed back to its base, RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, by a NATO and RAF Force Commander – signalling the end of its service. Also known as the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), the Sentry was used to keep a track of both enemy aircraft and allied assets.. The Sentry was also capable of detecting ships and relaying information to maritime ...

2022年1月21日 · Three Decades in RAF Service. The E-3D Sentry, also known as Airborne Warning and Control System or AWACS, entered Royal Air Force (RAF) service in 1991 as a part of its intelligence, targeting, surveillance, and reconnaissance fleet. The aircraft has been involved in operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.