Boeing E-3 Sentry

Boeing E-3 Sentry
NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry in flight.
Role AWACS aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 1976
Introduction 1977
Status Active
Primary user US Air Force
Number built 68 examples.

The Boeing E-3 Sentry is a military aircraft. It is used as an airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft by the United States Air Force, NATO and three foreign operators: France, Saudi Arabia, and the UK. It is a military variant of the famous Boeing 707 airliner.

This kind of aircraft was used in the Gulf War, as well as in the War in Afghanistan.

The Boeing E-3 Sentry is used to watch the battlefield in the air and on the surface by tracking and observing them, then giving that information to friendly forces. As such, they are considered very important by the air forces that use them.

This is possible due to a big rotating radar that rises from its back.[1]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "E-3 Sentry (AWACS)". United States Air Force. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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