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The story of the SR-71 I, the long-range high-speed interceptor version of the Blackbird fitted with AIM-120 missiles and AN/APG-65 radar aimed to shoot down Soviet AWACS planes and strategic bombers that never was

Dario Leone

Aug 2 2023

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USAF selects E-7 Wedgetail to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry AWACS Fleet

Apr 27 2022

Dario Leone

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Engineer who took part in E-3 Sentry Development explains why the AWACS Tail is Coated with Dielectric Paint and why Long-Range Missiles are the Only Real Threat to the Aircraft

Mar 5 2022

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots

Jun 5 2021

Dario Leone

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E-3G crews break record for sequential flights flying 34 consecutive combat missions

Aug 15 2020

Dario Leone

This E-3 Driver is the first AWACS Pilot to serve as Red Flag Mission Commander

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This E-3 Driver is the Third AWACS Pilot to serve as Red Flag Mission Commander

Feb 21 2020

Dario Leone

U.K. close to decision to buy Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft

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NATO could buy E-7 to replace E-3

Jun 29 2019

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

E-3 AWACS crew member explains how a U.S. Navy F-14 nearly shot down a U.S. Navy A-6 during the first night of Operation Desert Storm

Jul 21 2018

Dario Leone

F-15E Driver explains how he shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

That time an F-15E shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb

Jul 10 2018

Dario Leone

That time a RAF E-3D Sentry AEW&C aircraft was nearly shot down by a Serbian MiG-29

Aviation History / Military Aviation

THAT TIME A RAF E-3D SENTRY AWACS AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY SHOT DOWN BY A SERBIAN MiG-29

Nov 19 2017

Dario Leone

Military Aviation

HERE ARE SOME COOL PHOTOS OF NATO AIRCRAFT TRAINING IN BALTIC AIR POLICING PROCEDURES

Apr 28 2017

Dario Leone

Military Aviation

IOWA ANG KC-135 STRATOTANKERS SUPPORT NATO E-3 AWACS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS

Feb 25 2017

Dario Leone

Military Aviation

FIRST E-3 SENTRY WITH DRAGON MODIFICATION DELIVERED TO TINKER AFB

Feb 6 2017

Dario Leone

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AWACS

The story of the SR-71 I, the long-range high-speed interceptor version of the Blackbird fitted with AIM-120 missiles and AN/APG-65 radar aimed to shoot down Soviet AWACS planes and strategic bombers that never was

Thanks to our partners

USAF selects E-7 Wedgetail to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry AWACS Fleet

Engineer who took part in E-3 Sentry Development explains why the AWACS Tail is Coated with Dielectric Paint and why Long-Range Missiles are the Only Real Threat to the Aircraft

The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots

E-3G crews break record for sequential flights flying 34 consecutive combat missions

This E-3 Driver is the Third AWACS Pilot to serve as Red Flag Mission Commander

NATO could buy E-7 to replace E-3

E-3 AWACS crew member explains how a U.S. Navy F-14 nearly shot down a U.S. Navy A-6 during the first night of Operation Desert Storm

That time an F-15E shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb

THAT TIME A RAF E-3D SENTRY AWACS AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY SHOT DOWN BY A SERBIAN MiG-29

HERE ARE SOME COOL PHOTOS OF NATO AIRCRAFT TRAINING IN BALTIC AIR POLICING PROCEDURES

IOWA ANG KC-135 STRATOTANKERS SUPPORT NATO E-3 AWACS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS

FIRST E-3 SENTRY WITH DRAGON MODIFICATION DELIVERED TO TINKER AFB

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