It's amazing that the AWACS is still in operation. My first job out college was working as a software engineer for Boeing in Seattle on the E-3A for a couple of years before it was delivered. I had to learn JOVIAL (Jules Own Version of ALGOL) but since it was basically a derivative of ALGOL I was able to start on my assignment within a week. There were about 300 software engineers on one side of an old WW2 building, and 200 hardware engineers on the other side. We had our own test plane in Seattle but we had to send the program (on tape reels) to Tinker every week for the Air Force to test the system.
@@anmol3457 Thanks for asking. This was in in 1976; the project was completed in 1978 but the design started in the early 70's. Over the years I worked on various government related projects that included designing and leading the software development of one of the US Navy's submarine sonar systems and the Swedish submarine sonar system.
Nothing is cooler than the SR-71 because it still holds multiple records. What's even crazier is it was built using a slide ruler not a computer. Was so bad ass it only had to throttle up to deter any SAM
As an Australian I'm surprised and glad that our USA allies and friends will be training on an Australian procured Aircraft. I didn't realise that the Wedge Tail was an upgrade over the E3. It's normally the other way around as the USA has the most advanced military in the world.On a side note the aircraft is named after the Australian Wedge Tail Eagle.
Loved hooking up to the AWACS on the ground. No need for ground based radars. A lot easier to move that heavy stuff around on the ground! Thanks guys! ❤️
A few years ago I met my old Motocross racing buddy for a Supercross race in Las Vegas. He had a career in Florida as a maintenance tech for F-15's. With his credentials we entered Nellis AFB. I had a new Iphone and took some pictures of the E-3 AWAC that was about 1/4 mile away across the flight line. A guy and girl came out of the building behind us and ask me if I just took some photos of the E-3. I had to give them my phone so they could delete the shots.
Why didn't you tell about your shoe size and colour of underwear ..? Weird tradition you have with sharing loads of completely irrelevant details. Just like these hopelessly outdated Airplanes you guys simply aren't part of present reality...
This is the Air Force AWAC platform. The USN has their own. It is currently the E-2C Hawkeye being replaced with the much upgraded E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. They are being phased into service. The first operational deployment was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt on their 2015 cruise.
The phrase "To put it in context, if the E-3 was a car in Virginia, it would qualify for antique license plates." sums up how old the E-3 is. The Air Force announced in 2022 that it will replace part of the E-3 Sentry fleet with Boeing E-7 Wedgetails, which are twin-engine airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation (737NG) design.
Big money, huge lobby interests.. Seems like efficient decision-making are secondary when billions are to spent. Elon Musk is a splendid example of how inefficient traditional USAmerican institutions are working. Long executing what billion heavy funded NASA never even dreamed about. 💸💸
Was the 1st airframe i worked on in the USAF. Was so excited to leave Tinker AFB and head to a fighter base. I'll take A10s, F16s, F15s all day over an E3. Pita to work on, aircraft wash, etc. Although I did reenlist atop the dome in the phase dock.
the AWACS plane and the SR-71 Blackbird are the two aircrafts which fascinated me the most for all times. Allegedly the AWACS radar plane is able to communicate interdimensional, i.e. they can exchange information betwenn parallel universes.. The SR-71 is said to be the only plane that is able to manage and perform time jumps, just like the DeLorean in the BTTF franchise. When you think about recent developments it all makes sense.
Outstanding 🫡! As a retired NCO version of your role, 1C5 C2 Battle Management Systems Operator, thanks for doing such an in-depth story on the E-3 and our overall AC&W mission.
The E-3 Sentry is one reason the US maintains the #1 military in the world. That said, like the F-22s being replaced by the easier and cheaper to maintain F-35 jets being fitted with more advanced tech, as the military advances our capabilities with advanced stealth bombers, so will go the E-3 Sentry. Soon we will see more advanced aircraft to seamlessly replace the E-3 with better tech and easier maintenance capabilities and cost...Just sayin'
The F-22 isn't being replaced by the F-35; they both have different missions. The plane that will replace the F-22 as the US's air supremacy fighter is still in development.
@@LunaticTheCat The F-22 is not cost effective, it's too high to repair, build and maintain and has already begun to be phased out. The slack will be picked up by the F-35 because it is opposite from the F-22 in all that I just listed above. Along with the fact it can land and take off on smaller platforms...
Skunk Works is whispering, Dark Star jet from new Top Gun movie was designed with Skunk Works help and was supposed to be fiction but now rumors are out that the new 6thGen NGAD might have same capabilities...
Watch them fly every day (weather permitting), being about 1/2 Mile from Tinker. They always put on a decent show around MWC along with the other passing through aircraft.
Definitely appreciate why the USAF want to go through the process and develop certain requirements, it’s what they’re used to and they want a US developed platform which has always been the case. And you can appreciate. However honestly especially given the urgency I would just order the Australian variant off the shelf. They have already used it, the US are already huge fans of it and during the operations in the Middle East the US were always requesting it. The Wedgetail and Australian tankers were the most requested aircraft assets of all through the operations. Whenever USAF personnel have looked at the E-7 Wedgetail they have been amazed at its capabilities, the architecture etc of it. So why not just order it off the shelf. Save money, save time, procurement would be slashed in half.
@@dijoxx But it’s not a waste of money as it’s an overall upgrade over the 40+ year old E-3. And other countries aren’t the US and are in no way comparable.
@@dijoxx They do just fine BECAUSE we do this sort of “unhinged” military spending. That’s how collective defense works when not every country can, or will, spend as much as the rest.
Why don’t they develop the 767 AWAC like the Japanese Air Force. The KC-46 is already in the fleet a 767 AWACS would budget as it’s a type already in the fleet.
The other thing that could be done with the E-3 aside from replacing would be for Boeing to do a complete rebuild of the airframe including replacing its' engines along with upgrading its' avionic including a modern glass-cockpit.
my dad flew those things for about 6 years before he caught a virus that destroyed his lungs and he lost his flight status. went to law school and finished his career as a JAG attorney.
Knowing what the other guy is doing lets you know what the other guy can do, Cuts down on threats if you know what the other guy is doing. Uper air space ithink
I live in Western Norway and even though our country doesn't have an E3 Sentry, I've seen it over my house several times, flying in circles quite low (my guess is about 300 m above sea level) probably looking for ruskie subs lol
Considering your country's sleepy handling of your own worst enemy having free access to anything, spying and even sabotage essential infrastructure without consequences, while happily based on Northern Norwegian harbour infrastructure and services, it's good to know a competent adult is present to maintain NATO safety.. Fleksnes and A Breivik seems to be typical representatives of Norwegian immature mentality 😑
@@AgentSmith911 Wau, as intelligent as predicted 🥱 Supported any RuZZian terrorists today? Money and comfort are soo important for the lazy, right? Don't forget what you're ancestors were capable of in Nordmarka, they weren't spoiled cowards.
The pilots controls are all hooked-up to cables. There's a few electric motors, but this baby is not fly by wire. You need to start your turn about 8 seconds before you need to. Turning the yoke to bank the plane does nothing for about 5 seconds.
Well several of the other 6 countries have military manpower which are 5-10X that of US So either US can conscript every US citizen or invest in technological advancements to stay ahead
@@stevens9625look at what Putin is doing to his country. 100,00 Russian soldiers have died already. That’s throwing bodies at the problem. China will do the same thing if it decides to go to war. Neither country has the military equipment or capacity to fight the United States without throwing bodies.
@@sondrejohansen48 the issue is that USA doesn't excel in efficiency, rather the opposite. Lots of practical military operations are simply overfilled with mediocre trained and functional personnel. Other countries are perfectly capable of running equal top quality functionality with half the manpower. Notice the deep rooted tradition of overplaying absolutely everything USAmericans are involved with, while the results seldom seems worth the overblown inconvenience and investment.
You say that and yet if you were to look at the same statistic and sort it by percentage of GDP, the US isn't even at the top. Spending only 3.2% of it's GDP on defence. Israel spends 5.2% and Saudi Arabia 6.6%. Poland is looking to increase it's spending to 5% of it's GDP. So while yes you are correct in that the USA spends the most in terms of dollar amount. US spending compared to every other country as a percentage of GDP is pretty average. Larger economies don't disproportionately spend more on defence. They're larger numbers are just a result of elementary mathematics. Your misrepresenting a statistic to make a statement. Now you just look dumb.
future AEW&C should be based on the B767-400 ER & B707-320 wide body jet . . . the B767-300 ER is just as well suited to AEW&C . . . AEW&C on a budget will be based on narrow body jets like the B737-900 ER & Embraer E-190 LR E2 . . .
If we could rotate the disk down and relay high power ray from ground to target but would be better to safely on ground control unmanned mirror drone to relay extreme power radar up to mega wat
The CIA Deputy Director of Science and Technology has publicly stated that the United States needs to develop our own Lighter Than Air C4ISR capabilities.
The US Airforce need to replace this platform with the B373 E-7 Wedgetail. It is the most cost effective platform available today. It can be customized to fit the needs of the USAirforce.
Boeing? Now that how successful they have been, I can totally trust how efficient and effective... someone like Elon can't even think of the achievement
Italy was smart and bought the fantastic Gulfstream G550 AWACS. It can loiter at 41k feet and see farther, with added antennas in the nose and tail. AESA so it is stealth radar. MESA has no stealth modes.
China has invested in a platform which requires no fuel, no crew, and no stealth. It costs less to build and operate than legacy orbital or endo-atmospheric platforms, is capable of indefinite loiter-time, and renders superior fidelity from each sensor aboard.
@@darrenchin_ interesting how antique awacs seems more reliable than the heavy funded and top prioritised F-35 project. A questionable culture seems to be thriving in the billion spending flow.
@@OmmerSyssel “seems” is the key word. You’re basing that on a very small amount of sensationalized videos. There are 800+ F35s with hundreds of thousands of flight hours without incidents. The F35 is very reliable even compared to 4th gen aircraft. The E3 is a modified 707 which are known for being very reliable/survivable.
Isn't that the purpose with an airforce? Next to that it appeared like a local IT museum somewhere way back in Eastern Europe.. The mentality likewise, E. Musk would go berserk and kick out the whole mothballed institution.. 🤡🥱
Millions of dollars spent on high tech training Toys .. er I mean Tools to learn how to use a system made in the mid to late 70s. 🙄. Defense contractor companies that made the training toys were like 🤑🤑
It's amazing that the AWACS is still in operation. My first job out college was working as a software engineer for Boeing in Seattle on the E-3A for a couple of years before it was delivered. I had to learn JOVIAL (Jules Own Version of ALGOL) but since it was basically a derivative of ALGOL I was able to start on my assignment within a week. There were about 300 software engineers on one side of an old WW2 building, and 200 hardware engineers on the other side. We had our own test plane in Seattle but we had to send the program (on tape reels) to Tinker every week for the Air Force to test the system.
Interesting to look back at your experience as history and evolution of industry and technology
How long ago was this and what do you do now?
Will be under fire soon.
@@anmol3457 Thanks for asking. This was in in 1976; the project was completed in 1978 but the design started in the early 70's. Over the years I worked on various government related projects that included designing and leading the software development of one of the US Navy's submarine sonar systems and the Swedish submarine sonar system.
@@Errr717 sounds like an exceptionally interesting career, I appreciate the response!
This is the first aircraft I got to stare at for 12 hours in Security Forces, it was mildly more exciting than the KC-10s.
LMFAO, been there done that. But despite the boredom, we had a critical mission. Thank you for your service!
Probably one of the coolest airplanes. They look so cool in movies/videos games just being the over watch and sending info to the ground units ❤️
Lies again? RF Building
Nothing is cooler than the SR-71 because it still holds multiple records. What's even crazier is it was built using a slide ruler not a computer. Was so bad ass it only had to throttle up to deter any SAM
I try to shoot it but the game doesn't want it to get shot the bullet and rocket just pass thru it
As an Australian I'm surprised and glad that our USA allies and friends will be training on an Australian procured Aircraft. I didn't realise that the Wedge Tail was an upgrade over the E3. It's normally the other way around as the USA has the most advanced military in the world.On a side note the aircraft is named after the Australian Wedge Tail Eagle.
Keep bending over your knees 😜
Thanks Australia 😊
Hello from the red, white, and blue! ❤🤍💙
Is said venomous, like just about everything else down there?! Jk. I'm surprised at that fact as well. Glad to have you guys as allies.
it helps save R&D costs, since it's already a design being produced and given its commonality (using a Boeing jet frame) would simplify logistics too
Loved hooking up to the AWACS on the ground. No need for ground based radars. A lot easier to move that heavy stuff around on the ground! Thanks guys! ❤️
A few years ago I met my old Motocross racing buddy for a Supercross race in Las Vegas. He had a career in Florida as a maintenance tech for F-15's. With his credentials we entered Nellis AFB. I had a new Iphone and took some pictures of the E-3 AWAC that was about 1/4 mile away across the flight line. A guy and girl came out of the building behind us and ask me if I just took some photos of the E-3. I had to give them my phone so they could delete the shots.
Why didn't you tell about your shoe size and colour of underwear ..? Weird tradition you have with sharing loads of completely irrelevant details.
Just like these hopelessly outdated Airplanes you guys simply aren't part of present reality...
@@OmmerSyssel You are a hater no? Iranian, Chinese or Russky I bet.
This is the Air Force AWAC platform. The USN has their own. It is currently the E-2C Hawkeye being replaced with the much upgraded E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. They are being phased into service. The first operational deployment was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt on their 2015 cruise.
This dude looking like Tai Lopez. Thought he was gonna talk about his Lamborghini collection in his garage.
He has that narcissism look on his face as well
The side with the best information wins
Excellent video , ex crew chief of the first KC10 delivered to the Air Force here.
I was an Airborne Radar Tech (ART) on the AWACS in the late 80s-early 90’s. It was a pretty kick ass job.
The phrase "To put it in context, if the E-3 was a car in Virginia, it would qualify for antique license plates." sums up how old the E-3 is.
The Air Force announced in 2022 that it will replace part of the E-3 Sentry fleet with Boeing E-7 Wedgetails, which are twin-engine airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation (737NG) design.
Nothing like leaving something until the last minute.
Big money, huge lobby interests.. Seems like efficient decision-making are secondary when billions are to spent. Elon Musk is a splendid example of how inefficient traditional USAmerican institutions are working.
Long executing what billion heavy funded NASA never even dreamed about. 💸💸
Living in OKC near the base, you see these things all the time. It's so cool to be driving on I40 and watch one of them go over your head to land.
Was the 1st airframe i worked on in the USAF. Was so excited to leave Tinker AFB and head to a fighter base. I'll take A10s, F16s, F15s all day over an E3.
Pita to work on, aircraft wash, etc. Although I did reenlist atop the dome in the phase dock.
Plus, it's Tinker.
Excellent report! Thank you.
the AWACS plane and the SR-71 Blackbird are the two aircrafts which fascinated me the most for all times. Allegedly the AWACS radar plane is able to communicate interdimensional, i.e. they can exchange information betwenn parallel universes.. The SR-71 is said to be the only plane that is able to manage and perform time jumps, just like the DeLorean in the BTTF franchise. When you think about recent developments it all makes sense.
Yes I agree
i want whatever you're smoking
lol did you just make that up or was that something you read online?
it was in some of those FOIA reports that disappeared recently, it was featured on abovetopsecret. Take it with a grain of salt, though.
Outstanding 🫡! As a retired NCO version of your role, 1C5 C2 Battle Management Systems Operator, thanks for doing such an in-depth story on the E-3 and our overall AC&W mission.
Quarterback in the sky... How American is that... Like everyone in the world knows what's a quarterback lollll
The E-3 Sentry is one reason the US maintains the #1 military in the world. That said, like the F-22s being replaced by the easier and cheaper to maintain F-35 jets being fitted with more advanced tech, as the military advances our capabilities with advanced stealth bombers, so will go the E-3 Sentry. Soon we will see more advanced aircraft to seamlessly replace the E-3 with better tech and easier maintenance capabilities and cost...Just sayin'
The F-22 isn't being replaced by the F-35; they both have different missions. The plane that will replace the F-22 as the US's air supremacy fighter is still in development.
@@LunaticTheCat The F-22 is not cost effective, it's too high to repair, build and maintain and has already begun to be phased out. The slack will be picked up by the F-35 because it is opposite from the F-22 in all that I just listed above. Along with the fact it can land and take off on smaller platforms...
@@solominded Agreed, the new 6th Gen NGAD? is on fast track right now...
F-22 is still best fighter in the world but will not be in 2030
Skunk Works is whispering, Dark Star jet from new Top Gun movie was designed with Skunk Works help and was supposed to be fiction but now rumors are out that the new 6thGen NGAD might have same capabilities...
in 79 to 81 i was a mate to a guy that had the most hours on awax He died of the same thing three of his crew mates.....stomach cancer
Interesting, older personnel and neighbours to radar stations often experience the same issues with over representation of cancer.
Watch them fly every day (weather permitting), being about 1/2 Mile from Tinker. They always put on a decent show around MWC along with the other passing through aircraft.
Amazing indeed
I remember when the last RCAF 707 left a base near me, and headed to the USAF for conversion. 🇨🇦 Veteran
I think the 787 Dreamliner could be a great platform
0:15 "here in my garage"
"just bought this e3 sentry"
The E3 is so cool
I wouldn't say "quarterback" considering they have to be athletic and make physical plays. Maybe the "signal coordinator" would be more accurate lol
Why is there a faint ticking clock sound from around 8:27 towards the end?
Air superiority!
As an okie this plane means a lot to us.
Definitely appreciate why the USAF want to go through the process and develop certain requirements, it’s what they’re used to and they want a US developed platform which has always been the case. And you can appreciate. However honestly especially given the urgency I would just order the Australian variant off the shelf. They have already used it, the US are already huge fans of it and during the operations in the Middle East the US were always requesting it. The Wedgetail and Australian tankers were the most requested aircraft assets of all through the operations. Whenever USAF personnel have looked at the E-7 Wedgetail they have been amazed at its capabilities, the architecture etc of it. So why not just order it off the shelf. Save money, save time, procurement would be slashed in half.
Dude from 6:42 really resembles will smith!👨🎤
The Air Force should acquire the E-7 Wedgetail, it really is a no-brainer.
No, it's a total waste of money. Other countries do just fine without this sort of unhinged military spending.
@@dijoxx But it’s not a waste of money as it’s an overall upgrade over the 40+ year old E-3. And other countries aren’t the US and are in no way comparable.
@@dijoxx They do just fine BECAUSE we do this sort of “unhinged” military spending. That’s how collective defense works when not every country can, or will, spend as much as the rest.
The airforce has acquired the E7🤦🏽
@@nohosassociation580 They’ve made the decision to replace the E-3 fleet with the E-7. There’s not a USAF E-7 sitting on a ramp yet.
It's really cool to see how virtual reality has become an essential training tool.
I knew col Coyle when he was a young Lt. Wow that was a long time ago.
Why don’t they develop the 767 AWAC like the Japanese Air Force. The KC-46 is already in the fleet a 767 AWACS would budget as it’s a type already in the fleet.
Well better have the upgraded model with a microwave for pizza rolls
What a great time to be broadcasting this lol.
The other thing that could be done with the E-3 aside from replacing would be for Boeing to do a complete rebuild of the airframe including replacing its' engines along with upgrading its' avionic including a modern glass-cockpit.
CNBC's reports are incredibly interesting.
9:13 The Air Force emblem of the mighty eagle taking a spa day. Lolz
I more parallel that image to a Marine cleaning their rifle.
Why is there non-stop music in the background? It waters down everything.
Spah’s sappin’ mah sentry!
Calling in UAV!
I saw this plane fly over me 2 hours ago in NYC. Now I get this video recommended to me
my dad flew those things for about 6 years before he caught a virus that destroyed his lungs and he lost his flight status. went to law school and finished his career as a JAG attorney.
2:20 ent license plate? Wtf is he telling me talking about? That didn't put it into perspective at all.
How is it that at 4:40 Senior Airman Zach Ayala has a beard? This is not the AFR 3510 that was the law when I was in the Air Force.
Probably has a shaving waiver. Also, 35-10 hasn't been a thing in like 30 years. 36-2903 will answer your dress and appearance questions.
Knowing what the other guy is doing lets you know what the other guy can do, Cuts down on threats if you know what the other guy is doing. Uper air space ithink
Are they on heighten alert atm???
my Like here is for Captain Bryanna Dunham. Pretty.
THE Lt.Col. was very clear✅
I wonder what are the chances of seeing 3 of them taking off one after another 2 days apart over Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece?
Red flag is amazing with all the brits 😍
11:07 is this the guy from Independence Day who defeated the Aliens? I trust in what he’s saying!
The first line instantly reminded me of that missile meme
Is it this one now or the dragon Lady 😆😆😆
I live in Western Norway and even though our country doesn't have an E3 Sentry, I've seen it over my house several times, flying in circles quite low (my guess is about 300 m above sea level) probably looking for ruskie subs lol
Considering your country's sleepy handling of your own worst enemy having free access to anything, spying and even sabotage essential infrastructure without consequences, while happily based on Northern Norwegian harbour infrastructure and services, it's good to know a competent adult is present to maintain NATO safety..
Fleksnes and A Breivik seems to be typical representatives of Norwegian immature mentality 😑
@@OmmerSyssel stay mad bro 😆🇳🇴💪🏻🛢️💰
@@AgentSmith911 Wau, as intelligent as predicted 🥱
Supported any RuZZian terrorists today?
Money and comfort are soo important for the lazy, right?
Don't forget what you're ancestors were capable of in Nordmarka, they weren't spoiled cowards.
yup
Its strange seeing the 707 airframe still in service despite the fact that all of the airliner 707's have been retired
Other videos have suggested that this is one of the most pressing reasons for sunsetting the E-3; too difficult to source replacement parts.
The pilots controls are all hooked-up to cables. There's a few electric motors, but this baby is not fly by wire. You need to start your turn about 8 seconds before you need to. Turning the yoke to bank the plane does nothing for about 5 seconds.
The producer looks like Tai Lopez.
US - with more military budget than the next 6 countries combined: we need more advantages.
Well several of the other 6 countries have military manpower which are 5-10X that of US
So either US can conscript every US citizen or invest in technological advancements to stay ahead
@@sondrejohansen48 Raw manpower hasn't been a factor in winning a battle since the colonialism days or else North Korea would be in the top 10 list.
@@stevens9625look at what Putin is doing to his country. 100,00 Russian soldiers have died already. That’s throwing bodies at the problem. China will do the same thing if it decides to go to war. Neither country has the military equipment or capacity to fight the United States without throwing bodies.
@@sondrejohansen48 the issue is that USA doesn't excel in efficiency, rather the opposite. Lots of practical military operations are simply overfilled with mediocre trained and functional personnel.
Other countries are perfectly capable of running equal top quality functionality with half the manpower. Notice the deep rooted tradition of overplaying absolutely everything USAmericans are involved with, while the results seldom seems worth the overblown inconvenience and investment.
You say that and yet if you were to look at the same statistic and sort it by percentage of GDP, the US isn't even at the top. Spending only 3.2% of it's GDP on defence. Israel spends 5.2% and Saudi Arabia 6.6%. Poland is looking to increase it's spending to 5% of it's GDP. So while yes you are correct in that the USA spends the most in terms of dollar amount. US spending compared to every other country as a percentage of GDP is pretty average. Larger economies don't disproportionately spend more on defence. They're larger numbers are just a result of elementary mathematics. Your misrepresenting a statistic to make a statement. Now you just look dumb.
Join the Air Force. Pilot a 737. Retire from the Air Force. Join an airline. Pilot a 737. 🤪
That plane is actually a refurbished 707, a plane that no airline on the planet uses anymore
Except for John Travolta, that is
@biglos9d The replacement, as shown in the video, is a 737.
@@RedwoodRider really, I didn't get that far in the video. Makes sense though
@@biglos9d Travolta retired his 707.
Why is there a free red bull placement advert
future AEW&C should be based on the B767-400 ER & B707-320 wide body jet . . . the B767-300 ER is just as well suited to AEW&C . . . AEW&C on a budget will be based on narrow body jets like the B737-900 ER & Embraer E-190 LR E2 . . .
so getting the E-7 in service quick is a no-brainer....right ?
Shout out to tinker
It will end up like the balloon now.
Shouldn't it be, AWECS? I thought the Poseidon was based on the 737... Oh well, GD army jeep!
This is America’s spy ballon but just bigger
If we could rotate the disk down and relay high power ray from ground to target but would be better to safely on ground control unmanned mirror drone to relay extreme power radar up to mega wat
everyone is always talking about the fighters, but these "old ladys" need some love too!
5th/6th gen fighters & '70s supportplanes?! comeone!
I drew my own version of an AWACS, but for space combat.
B-21 AWACS 😘
Why hasn't they USAF procured the E767, that has the E3 electronics suite or the E7 Wedgetail the 737 derived Sentry aircraft?
Only the Japanese could afford the 767 awacs.
The CIA Deputy Director of Science and Technology has publicly stated that the United States needs to develop our own Lighter Than Air C4ISR capabilities.
Is it based on the 707 or something? Or does it have its own unique airframe?
its based on it, similar airframe but heavily modified.
Based on the last wide-body model of 707 with slats and included the cargo floor. All the equipment is designed to clamp to the cargo floor.
@@Parkhill57 cool. Thanks
JSTARS enters the chat.
Retired after flying it's last mission.
The US Airforce need to replace this platform with the B373 E-7 Wedgetail. It is the most cost effective platform available today. It can be customized to fit the needs of the USAirforce.
News is good teknologi USA (Amerika Serikat)
FEWER.
Boeing? Now that how successful they have been, I can totally trust how efficient and effective... someone like Elon can't even think of the achievement
Also the E-2C, now E-2D, of USN. It's a remarkable aircraft, with arguably the same capabilities - and even better capabilities - than USAF's E-3.
The E-7 is basically blind fore and aft owing to the lousy performance of the tophat antenna.
Italy was smart and bought the fantastic Gulfstream G550 AWACS. It can loiter at 41k feet and see farther, with added antennas in the nose and tail. AESA so it is stealth radar. MESA has no stealth modes.
It has fewer moving parts, not less moving parts
China has invested in a platform which requires no fuel, no crew, and no stealth. It costs less to build and operate than legacy orbital or endo-atmospheric platforms, is capable of indefinite loiter-time, and renders superior fidelity from each sensor aboard.
I wonder if the e3 was used for interference on the spy balloon since it was likely looking for radar signals from the ground
That thumbnail is Tinker Air Force Base with the two Boeing Oklahoma City buildings in the background?
Yep
Correction it’s not the “wars in Iraq and Afghanistan” rather the “INVASION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN”.
Buy ex airline 777-200LR that plane can fly a long time without refueling
how do you have resources to make stealth aircrafts but not awacs?
Priorities
awacs don't make those old men in the Capitol stiff like an F-35 can
@@darrenchin_ interesting how antique awacs seems more reliable than the heavy funded and top prioritised F-35 project. A questionable culture seems to be thriving in the billion spending flow.
The E3 will be phased out by 2027 with the also Boeing made E7 taking its place which is a modified 737.
@@OmmerSyssel “seems” is the key word. You’re basing that on a very small amount of sensationalized videos. There are 800+ F35s with hundreds of thousands of flight hours without incidents. The F35 is very reliable even compared to 4th gen aircraft. The E3 is a modified 707 which are known for being very reliable/survivable.
looks like this documentaries already assume we will go to war
Isn't that the purpose with an airforce? Next to that it appeared like a local IT museum somewhere way back in Eastern Europe..
The mentality likewise, E. Musk would go berserk and kick out the whole mothballed institution.. 🤡🥱
Where is US defence spending 800 billion dollars if not upgrading AWACS fleet ??
Bringing order to Chaos. #yolo #airforce #e3
e3 sentry.
Millions of dollars spent on high tech training Toys .. er I mean Tools to learn how to use a system made in the mid to late 70s. 🙄. Defense contractor companies that made the training toys were like 🤑🤑
Did the USAF just throw out personal grooming standards all together or what?
They have multiple genders you can choose from (caveman to hairless vixen).
*Anyone? - - I thought AWACS had a 30-mile radar range?*
(Video says 280-miles?)
280 miles is what the Air Force says it can cover.
@@Errr717 SOURCE?
The cheapest radar you can buy for your boat is 24 miles.
@@Parkhill57 Thanks. 👍🏼 Feel free to elaborate. I’m all ears.