E-3 Sentry

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Boeing 707 derivative airborne early warning and control aircraft military aircraft

The E-3 Sentry is an American airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Boeing 707 airframe, distinguished by its large rotating radar dome used for surveillance and battle management.

Aliases (1)

Sentry AEW1 ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Boeing 707 derivative → airborne early warning and control aircraft → military aircraft →
airbornePlatformFor	tactical data links →
aircraftConfiguration	four-engine jet →
airframe	Boeing 707-320 →
allianceUse	NATO →
basedOn	Boeing 707 →
category	AEW&C aircraft → Boeing military aircraft →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	approximately 20 →
developedFor	United States Air Force →
firstFlight	1975 →
formerOperator	Royal Saudi Air Force →
fuselageType	narrow-body jet →
hasDesignation	E-3 →
hasNATOReportingName	Sentry →
introduced	1977 →
manufacturer	Boeing → Boeing Defense, Space & Security →
mission	aircraft control → airspace surveillance → battle management →
notableFeature	large rotating radar dome → rotodome mounted above fuselage →
operator	French Air and Space Force → NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force → Royal Air Force → United States Air Force →
powerplant	turbofan engines →
primaryUser	French Air and Space Force → NATO → Royal Air Force → United States Air Force →
radarDesignation	AN/APY-1 → AN/APY-2 →
radarType	pulse-Doppler radar →
role	airborne battle management → airborne early warning → command and control → surveillance →
status	in service →
usedInConflict	Gulf War → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
E-3F Sentry →	belongsToSeries
Royal Air Force aircraft designation system ("Sentry AEW1") →	exampleDesignation
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson →	hostsAircraft