The U.S. Air Force is retiring its E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft due to aging technology, rising maintenance costs, and declining mission capability. To maintain airborne early warning and control ...

Today, we look back at the history of AEW aircraft - or AWACS as people often refer to them - all the way up to our own RAAF’s E-7 Wedgetail, arguably the most advanced platform on the market today.