Boeing E-3 Sentry facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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.

Images for kids

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.
RAF E-3D Sentry AEW1 accompanied by Panavia Tornado F3s at Kemble Air Day. RAF AEW1s have electronic support measures pods on the wingtips.
NATO E-3s possess LX tail registration, as they are registered in Luxembourg. The chin bulge houses a suite of electronic warfare support measures.
Map of the world with E-3-operating states highlighted in blue
Boeing E-3F Sentry of the French Air and Space Force
Boeing E-3A Sentry of the NATO E-3A Component
Boeing E-3A Sentry of the Royal Saudi Air Force
LX-N90457, after having overrun the runway at Prevesa AB on 14 July 1996
AN/APY-1 [uk] antenna array in the National Electronics Museum