That's not a tumor on the back of the AWACS plane; it's a piece of equipment vital to U.S. defense. Here's what's happening to the AWACS as they're phased out.

The significance of AWACS in modern air combat is undeniable. These aircraft have transformed the way air combat is conducted, providing crucial early warning, command control, and situational ...

Time was, the U.S. military needed a giant AWACS aircraft packed with people, sensors, and computers to handle sensing and data sharing. Northrop Grumman now says it has a way to do much of that ...

Back in 2022, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) finally decided on a replacement for the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft it has been using since the early 1970s.

The Swedish-made smaller-size AWACS equivalent will allow the Polish Air Force to monitor its airspace more closely, and allow the air defense system to adequately react to the potential threats ...

The AWACS, described as NATO’s ‘eyes in the skies’, usually employed Ørland as forward base, however this time it was decided to deploy the aircraft to Rygge, with at least two E-3s already ...