AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) is the name of the specific system installed in the American Boeing E-3 Sentry and Japanese Boeing E-767 AEW&C airframes, but is often used as a …

The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance, target detection, and tracking …

May 20, 2025 · What Is AWACS? AWACS, or Airborne Warning and Control System, refers to a specialized type of surveillance aircraft that carries powerful radar systems capable of detecting and …

AWACS, a mobile, long-range radar surveillance and control centre for air defense. The system, as developed by the U.S. Air Force, is mounted in a specially modified Boeing 707 aircraft.

Jul 30, 2025 · AWACS can detect aircraft hundreds of kilometres away, so they could monitor airspace in Iraq and Syria from inside Turkish airspace. This was an important contribution to the counter-ISIS …

Since the 1970s, the United States has operated E-3 AWACS aircraft, with air movement tracking indicator (AMTI) technologies that give commanders the ability to see vast areas of airspace, …

An AWACS version of the Il-76 Candid. Making Y- (Nickname) USS Makin Island CVE-93, a Casablanca Class Escort Carrier. Makos- (Squadron Nickname) 93rd Fighter Squadron, that flies the F-16 …

E-3s are commonly known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). Derived from the Boeing 707 airliner, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control, and communications, and is used …

The AWACS jets can detect, track, and intercept hostile aircraft operating at low altitudes over all types of terrain while identifying and controlling friendly aircraft in the same airspace.

The E-3A AWACS are NATO’s ‘eye in the sky’. They provide the Alliance with air surveillance, battle management, command and control, and communications, and are used for a vast range of NATO …