E-3セントリー：円盤型レーダードーム搭載の早期警戒管制機（AWACS）

Stratotanker keeps E-3 Sentry fueled An E-3 Sentry flies above Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Aug. 30, 2017. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles)

Walking the walk A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing taxis during a multinational elephant walk as part of exercise Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 5, 2024. Cope North enhances U.S. relationships and interoperability with our regional allies and partners by providing the opportunity to exchange information and improve shared tactics to better integrate multilateral defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis)

Severe weather brings AWACs to D-M An E-3 Sentry (AWACS) from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., taxis on the flightline at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., May 16, 2015. Eight AWACS arrived here due to tornado alerts in Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chris Massey)

E-3 Sentry FILE PHOTO — The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 feet in diameter, 6 feet thick and is held 11 feet above the fuselage by two struts. It contains a radar subsystem that permits surveillance from the Earth’s surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water. The radar has a range of more than 200 miles for low-flying targets and farther for aerospace vehicles flying at medium to high altitudes. (Courtesy photo)

Air operations over JBER An E-3 Sentry assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2020. The E-3, also known as the Airborne Warning and Control System, is equipped with a rotating radar dome that provides air surveillance over land or water to identify and track friendly and enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena)

Gunfighter Flag wraps up An E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., sits on the flightline at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 21, 2009, during Gunfighter Flag. The AWACS aircrew participated as friendly “blue air” forces during the exercise. Gunfighter Flag, which ran from Sept. 14 through 24, was Mountain Home’s first large-scale, multi-national exercise which brought more than 450 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Canadian air force to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Debbie Lockhart)

Sentry on the way An E-3 Sentry assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., takes off for a mission during exercise Red Flag 23-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 4, 2023. Red Flag provides Airmen with the opportunity to experience realistic combat scenarios in preparation for future warfare. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

Red Flag-Alaska ends ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — An E-3 A NATO E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System prepares to touch the tarmac after participating in Red Flag-Alaska 2009 April 30 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This exercise enabled flying squadrons to enhance their fighting capabilities in simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. The 10-day exercise ended May 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)

A KC-135R Stratotanker refuels an E-3 Sentry A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 507th Air Refueling Wing refuels an E-3 Sentry from the 552nd Air Control Wing during an orientation flight at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Feb. 25, 2020. The flight gave the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center logistics community and interns from the Premier College Intern Program and PALACE Acquire Logistics Trainee Program an opportunity to learn about the 507th Air Refueling Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Begy)

170821-N-XC372-677 (Aug. 21, 2017) A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system assigned to Air Combat Command at Tinker Air Force Base flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with its carrier strike group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX tests a carrier strike group’s mission-readiness and ability to perform as an integrated unit through simulated real-world scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony J. Rivera)