Boeing E-3 Sentry

Boeing E-3 Sentry
	NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry in flight.
Role	AWACS aircraft
National origin	USA.
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 AWACS by US 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.

Boeing E-3 Sentry Media

The piston-engined EC-121 Warning Star, military version of the Lockheed Constellation, saw service in the mid-1950s.
Welcome ceremony for first E-3 aircraft at Tinker AFB in 1977
Close-up rotodome revolving at 6 revolutions per minute.
Air controllers aboard a US E-3 during Operation Provide Comfort
The command & comms consoles.
A Royal Air Force E-3 Sentry over North Yorkshire
NATO E-3s possess LX tail registration, as they are registered in Luxembourg. The chin bulge houses a suite of electronic warfare support measures.
A Sentry AEW1 of the RAF takes off
Boeing E-3F Sentry of the French Air and Space Force
Boeing E-3A Sentry of the NATO E-3A Component

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Boeing E-3 Sentry

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