NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland--The timing of a potential production line shutdown at Boeing is partly driving an urgent near-term decision on when to start replacing the U.S. Air Force’s E-3 AWACS fleet, ...

The U.S. Air Force is kicking off its effort to replace the E-3 Sentry AWACS, releasing a request for information (RFI) for its replacement on Feb. 8 that calls for two prototypes by 2028. Air Force ...

Update: This story was updated April 4 with additional information from the Air Force on capabilities it requested for its E-7s. AURORA, Colo. — For nearly 50 years, the E-3 Sentry aircraft served as ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is pondering replacing its Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, and the commander of the Pacific Air Forces wants the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail.

The Boeing E-3 AWACS has been the quarterback of the skies for nearly 50 years, a flying radar station able to detect enemy planes and missiles and then give recommendations to friendly pilots. The ...

Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business has secured a potential 10-year, $99.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform sustaining engineering work on avionics of the ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched its search for a replacement for the Boeing E-3G Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The service issued a request for information on 8 ...

NATO has signed a USD1 billion contract with Boeing to upgrade the alliance’s 14 E-3 Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft. The AWACS Final Lifetime Extension Programme (FLEP) contract was ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — At 32,000 feet in the air, the rotating radar disk on top of one of Tinker Air Force Base’s Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS planes moans and wails. “It can be interesting hearing her sing to ...