Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1
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The Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 is a British-operated variant of the E-3 airborne early warning and control aircraft, equipped with a rotating radar dome to provide long-range air surveillance and command-and-control capabilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boeing E-3A Sentry | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boeing E-3 Sentry variant
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airborne early warning and control aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | Boeing 707-320B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allianceRole | NATO airborne early warning asset ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boeing 707 airframe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComposition |
flight crew
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mission crew ⓘ |
| crewSize | approximately 18 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
NATO interoperability
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all-weather operations ⓘ |
| engineType | CFM International CFM56 turbofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
airspace management
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fighter control ⓘ long-range air surveillance ⓘ maritime surveillance support ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationSystems |
satellite communications
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secure data links ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
airborne surveillance systems
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command-and-control consoles ⓘ long-range radar ⓘ rotating radar dome ⓘ |
| hasRole |
airborne command and control
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airborne early warning ⓘ battle management ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| numberBuiltForRAF | 7 ⓘ |
| operator |
No. 23 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
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No. 8 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom airborne early warning system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 4 ⓘ |
| primaryOperator | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radarType | AN/APY-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radomeLocation | fuselage top ⓘ |
| retiredFromServiceYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInRAFService | Boeing E-7 Wedgetail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Saudi Air Force (similar E-3 variant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Operation Allied Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Telic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInOperation | NATO air policing missions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force Command
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usesAircraftType
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Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1
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this entity surface form:
Boeing E-3A Sentry