Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/E-3-AWACS-Landing-2F3XC5X3C92.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarE-3 AWACS Wind Tunnel ModelNATO E-3 AWACS Digital Flight DeckE-3 AWACS Forward Antenna and Rotating DomeE-3 AWACS Rotating Dome at SunsetAWACS RadomeE-3 AWACS RadomesE-3 AWACS Forward Antenna707 AWACS707 AWACSView AllView more with similar tones E-3 AWACS LandingSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) was first carried aboard militarized 707 commercial aircraft with a rotating radome mounted above the fuselage carrying the airplane’s avionics and radar. It has a 360-degree view of an area and at operating altitudes can detect, identify and display hostile aircraft and friendly aircraft in the same airspace more than 200 miles (322 kilometers) away.The first E-3 entered U.S Air Force service in 1977, preceded by more than 10 years of competitive fly-offs, prototype design and development. Thirty-four U.S. AWACS aircraft were delivered to the Air Force, the last in 1984.By 1994, 68 707 AWACS aircraft were in service worldwide with the United States, NATO, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Kingdom. E-3 AWACS provided airborne surveillance and command and control functions over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001.BI214914 (d3f15h)Maximum size:2500px × 1673px (~11 MB)8.3in × 5.5in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1970s-1980s-707 AWACS-707 family-707-320-airborne command-airplanes-day-E-3 AWACS-electronic warfare-exteriors-flying-full body views-gray color-gray skies-ground to air-high-tech / advanced-jets-landing-left front views-military-military livery-monoplanes-muted colors-out of production-photos-rotating dome-rotating dome surveillance radar-text-trees-viewed from belowRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:E-3 Sentry AWACS