Sometimes, the military comes up with some truly insane ideas — that work. What if you stuck an airport on a boat? Now, aircraft carriers rule the seas. Okay, what if you stuck a radar station on a ...

NATO is putting all 14 of its remaining E-3A AWACS aircraft through the FLEP process, with the first aircraft now having been received back for testing ahead of being returned to service.

The E-3 Sentry is afflicted by acute parts and maintenance issues as the Boeing 707 aircraft it is based on ceased production 30 years ago. Nearly three months after the fuselage of the U.S. Air Force ...

Despite the outsized contribution of the E-3, its specifications are rather modest for a military aircraft. The E-3 Sentry is arguably the most recognizable and widely used AWACS (Airborne Warning and ...

Credit: U.S. Defense Department NATO officials are growing anxious about the slow pace of finalizing plans to replace the alliance’s flagship E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) early ...

Teams led by Boeing and EADS are vying for a pending NATO requirement to reengine the alliance's 17 E-3A AWACS, plus three trainer/cargo aircraft. Boeing has teamed with CFM International in proposing ...

A Boeing promotional image showing the E-7A Wedgetail rendered in NATO markings. The alliance has now cancelled its plan to acquire six such aircraft under its IAFSC requirement to replace the E-3A ...