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The Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)

The Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 9 1:55 PM EST
Chile Has Bought A Trio Of Retired E-3D Sentry Radar Planes From Britain: Reports

Chile Has Bought A Trio Of Retired E-3D Sentry Radar Planes From Britain: Reports

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 20 8:58 PM EST
China Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact Range

China Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact Range

By Tyler Rogoway
Nov 12 12:12 PM EST
E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets Eyed As A Bridge To A Space-Based System By The Air Force

E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets Eyed As A Bridge To A Space-Based System By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 23 1:27 PM EDT
Top Air Force General In The Pacific Wants E-7 Wedgetails To Replace E-3 Radar Planes

Top Air Force General In The Pacific Wants E-7 Wedgetails To Replace E-3 Radar Planes

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Sep 24 5:38 AM EDT
Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 4 5:23 AM EST
How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 27 6:35 PM EST
The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 1 4:17 PM EDT
No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway
Jun 19 7:41 PM EDT
General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Mar 1 2:31 PM EST
A Whopping 20 Y-20 Airlifters Seen At Chinese Aircraft Plant And Test Base

A Whopping 20 Y-20 Airlifters Seen At Chinese Aircraft Plant And Test Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 30 8:30 PM EST
A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 9 6:09 PM EDT
Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator

Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator

By Craig Picken and Tyler Rogoway
Dec 1 6:42 AM EST
USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Jun 30 3:03 PM EDT