In broad strategic terms, the E-7 cancellation signals a pivot towards a more decentralized and resilient command and control ...

Open source intelligence and controlled leaks have revealed significant details about the B-21 program’s capabilities.

A cut or cancellation to the E-7 program would be a major blow to Boeing. The company and the service reached a deal last ...

The Air Force wants to retire 15 of its 31 decades-old AWACS in 2023, years before the ... of interest around that aircraft, and that gives us some opportunity to work with our partners to get ...

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The U.S. Air Force is retiring its E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft due to aging technology, rising maintenance costs, and declining mission capability. To maintain airborne early warning and control ...

That gave us a type of aircraft that can detect enemies in the air and direct entire aerial battles. Since the 1970s, the U.S. Air Force has used the E-3 for this purpose. Called the AWACS ...