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Amid raising tension with Russia NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft visit eastern Europe
After Russia moved nuclear-capable missiles to NATO’s doorstep, NATO surveillance planes make cameo visit to Eastern Europe. And celebrate 1,000 missions. On Oct. 11, a NATO E-3A AWACS visited Amari...
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NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS Gets Tiger Markings
A NATO E-3A Sentry has been given some cool tiger markings in anticipation of NTM2017. A full member of the NATO Tiger Association since 1984, Flying Squadron 1 belonging to the NATO E-3A Component of...
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NATO Unveils New Special Livery E-3A AWACS for 35th Anniversary
Special Color Scheme Showcases Multinational AWACS Operations for NATO. Special paint scheme aircraft are always interesting news but even more so when they are large ones. A newly painted NATO E-3A...
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Close call: E-3 AWACS almost collides with KC-135 tanker mid-air
It must have been one of the most frightening view in the career of the KC-135’s flying boom operator. A NATO E-3 Sentry almost hit the tail of the tanker and its flying boom during air-to-air...
View ArticleSouth Europe’s airbases too busy? U.S. planes on OEF rotation, NATO AWACS...
With the traditional airbases in Southern Europe filled with drones, special operation aircraft and support planes possibly deployed to the Mediterranean sea in anticipation of a strike in Libya or...
View ArticlePhoto: NATO E-3A AWACS landing at dusk
Taken at Decimomannu, Sardinia, Italy, where the plane was temporarily based, the following picture shows a NATO E-3 AWACS returning from a local sortie on Oct. 18. Image credit: Giovanni Maduli...
View ArticleAir refueling seen from the cockpit of an E-3 AWACS makes near midair...
Few days ago, the video uploaded to YouTube of a near midair collision between a NATO E-3 AWACS aircraft and KC-135 Stratotanker went viral. The video, taken from the perspective of the KC-135’s boom...
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Video shows Russian Su-27 Flanker and Belarusian Mig-29 Fulcrum jets during...
Cool footage shows Belarus and Russia’s warplanes intercept and escort an Antonov An-26 transport plane. As explained last week, Russia deployed six Sukhoi-27 Flankers and three support transport...
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[Photo] NATO E-3 AWACS refueled over Eastern Europe by U.S. KC-135 tanker
KC-135 Stratotankers of the 100th ARW (Air Refueling Wing) from RAF Mildenhall are supporting NATO planes over Eastern Europe. There’s a lot of aircraft currently operating over Romania and Poland,...
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Russian aircraft carrier still in the Mediterranean Sea. NATO planes watch...
Aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is still in the Mediterranean where it operates watched closely by NATO E-3 AWACS. Even if it has reportedly ended its mission and headed for Severomorsk, Russia’s...
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USAF To Deploy E-8 JSTARS, E-3 Sentry and KC-135s To Support...
The U.S. Air Force will temporarily deploy four aircraft and crews to Curaçao to support drug-interdiction operations. An E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) and an E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning aircraft,...
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RAF E-3D Sentry Return To Waddington After Final Operational Mission
The RAF Sentry fleet will retire later this year after 30 years of service, freeing resources for the E-7A Wedgetail which is set to enter service in 2023. A Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry AEW1, [...] The...
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Chile Might Purchase Three Former RAF E-3D Sentry AEW Mk.1 Aircraft
The aircraft, retired from service last year, should replace the Boeing 707 Cóndor. The Chilean Air Force (FACh) might get in the near future three of the E-3D Sentry AEW Mk.1 recently retired by the...
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