Usa. 1 octobre, 2013. E-3 AWACS de l'USAF.L'ingénierie, d'essais et d'évaluation a commencé le premier E-3 Sentry en octobre 1975. En mars 1977, la 552e Airborne Warning and Control Wing (maintenant 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, en Oklahoma), a reçu le premier E-3s.il y a 32 avions à l'inventaire américain. Air Combat Command a 27 E-3s à Tinker. Pacific Air Forces a quatre E-3 sentinelles à Kadena AB, le Japon et l'Elmendorf AFB, en Alaska. Il y a aussi un test à l'aéronef Boeing Aircraft Company de Seattle.L'OTAN a 17 E-3A et les appareils de soutien. Le premier E-3 a été livré à l'OTAN en janvier
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Oct. 1, 2013 - U.S - USAF E-3 AWACS..Engineering, test and evaluation began on the first E-3 Sentry in October 1975. In March 1977 the 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing (now 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.), received the first E-3s...There are 32 aircraft in the U.S. inventory. Air Combat Command has 27 E-3s at Tinker. Pacific Air Forces has four E-3 Sentries at Kadena AB, Japan and Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. There is also one test aircraft at the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle...NATO has 17 E-3A's and support equipment. The first E-3 was delivered to NATO in January 1982. The United Kingdom has seven E-3s, France has four, and Saudi Arabia has five. Japan has four AWACS built on the Boeing 767 airframe...As proven in operations Desert Storm, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Odyssey Dawn/Unified Protector the E-3 Sentry is the world's premier C2BM aircraft. AWACS aircraft and crews were instrumental to the successful completion of operations Northern and Southern Watch, and are still engaged in operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom. They provide radar surveillance and control in addition to providing senior leadership with time-critical information on the actions of enemy forces. The E-3 has also deployed to support humanitarian relief operations in the U.S. following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, coordinating rescue efforts between military and civilian authorities...The data collection capability of the E-3 radar and computer subsystems allowed an entire air war to be recorded for the first time in the history of aerial warfare...In March 1996, the Air Force activated the 513th Air Control Group, an AWACS Reserve Associate Program unit which performs duties on active-duty aircraft...During the spring of 1999, the first AWACS aircraft went through the Radar System Improvement Program. RSIP is a joint U.S./NATO development program that involved a major hardware and software intensive modification to the existing rada
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