The Norwegian military announced last week that its Rygge air base, in the southern part of the country, will begin frequently hosting NATO's E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System ...

NATO's three-week deployment of its E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning Control System) aircraft to Norway's Rygge air base, in the southern part of the country, concluded last week. The E-3 ...

the phrase "AWACS" often serves as a catch-all for the US military's aerial command and control functions. The lead and most visible craft of this sort is the Boeing E-3 Sentry, a 707 that's been ...

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado — North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22s, CF-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-142 ...

The Sentry - also known as the Airborne Warning and Control System or Awacs, entered service in 1991 ... action and very expensive upgrades the E-3 has just run out of computing power.