Boeing E-3D Sentry RAF Airborne Warning and Control Family
The Boeing E-3D Sentry was the Royal Air Force’s airborne warning and control aircraft, based on a modified Boeing 707 airframe with a distinctive radar dome. It provided UK and NATO air surveillance, airborne command and control, and battlespace management for three decades before RAF service retirement in 2021 and replacement by Wedgetail.
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- E-3D SentryRAF E-3D SentrySentry AEW1E-3D AWACS
- Family Name
- Boeing E-3D Sentry
- Full Name
- Boeing E-3D Sentry RAF Airborne Warning and Control Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissancecommunications
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
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- The Boeing E-3D Sentry was the Royal Air Force’s airborne warning and control aircraft, based on a modified Boeing 707 airframe with a distinctive radar dome. It provided UK and NATO air surveillance, airborne command and control, and battlespace management for three decades before RAF service retirement in 2021 and replacement by Wedgetail.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 04:52:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 04:52:41 UTC