Air Force's aging E-3 Sentry stirs questions of airborne-battle readiness
Publishing timestamp: 2023-02-10 12:32:20
Summary
The US Air Force has been relying on the E-3 Sentry aircraft for decades and has recently upgraded it with modern electronics and software to keep up with new threats. Congress has approved $200 million for the Air Force to develop a prototype to replace the older Sentry aircraft. The Air Force is hoping that the E-7 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft built by Boeing can take over in the future. The age of the E-3s has made replacement parts more difficult to procure and mechanical breakdowns are impacting mission rates. A video is available to get a look inside the Air Force's E-3G Sentry.
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