Reuters

Germany won't extend AWACS to Afghanistan: Guttenberg

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will not extend for the time being the deployment of AWACS surveillance aircraft to Afghanistan when the current mandate expires in mid-December, Defense Minister ...
Reuters

NATO faces big bill if it does not pick AWACS successor soon: officials

PARIS (Reuters) - NATO faces significant costs if it does not act soon to choose a successor for its ageing fleet of 14 Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) surveillance aircraft, ...
Business Insider

NATO's flying radar is an old plane, but E-3 crews say it's still a mission workhorse

Business Insider got access to a NATO AWACS flight on a mission over Eastern Europe. The aircraft, an E-3 Sentry, is decades old and nearing the end of its service life. But crew members said the ...
Aviation Week

Boeing 767 AWACS/Tanker

Boeing 767 AWACS/Tanker Marketing of the 767 AWACS, also known as the E-767, began in 1991 as a follow-on to the 707 AWACS. The E-767 has two GE CF6-80C2 turbofan engines rated at 61,500 lb. thrust, ...