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NATO picks Saab GlobalEye over Boeing E-7 to replace Cold War-era surveillance planes

NATO has selected Saab’s GlobalEye as its future airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) ...
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New images show destruction of $300 million USAF E-3 Sentry, struck by Iranian missile in Saudi's Prince Sultan Air Base

Days after Iran claimed that it destroyed an E-3 Sentry AWACS plane, images have surfaced online showing the severely damaged jet inside the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The photos of the ...
Aviation Today

USAF Looking Into Spares For AWACS DRAGON Program

The U.S. Air Force is looking into a buy of spare parts for the service’s Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation (DRAGON) program for Boeing E-3 ...
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Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say

The destruction of a US Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft in an Iranian strike on a Saudi Arabia air base could damage US abilities to spot incoming Iranian threats at distance, analysts say. Dramatic ...
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European NATO countries scrap plan to buy Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AWACS

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is prepared for a sortie during a Red Flag-Alaska exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 9, 2019. (2nd Lt. Mark Goss/Air Force) ...