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Amazing United States Air Force Work in complete unison as a team at the Nellis Air Force Base combined arms demonstration at the 2025 Aviation Nation Airshow!

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People often assume an E-2 Hawkeye is just a smaller version of an E-3 Sentry. The answer is both yes and no. Yes, both are airborne early warning aircraft. Both detect threats, manage the air battle, and direct friendly fighters through data links and voice control. But they were never designed to fight the same war. 1/5

It all starts with scale. A carrier only has so much deck space, so every kilogram matters. The E-2D has to survive catapult launches, arrested recoveries, years of saltwater exposure, and still fold its wings to fit inside a packed hangar deck. Those constraints shape everything, from its size to its radar and crew. 2/5

Then comes the mission. Flying 200 to 300 km ahead of the fleet, the Hawkeye extends the carrier's radar horizon, detects incoming aircraft and sea skimming cruise missiles early, controls intercepts, and manages the air battle for the entire carrier strike group. Its AN/APY-9 AESA radar is optimized to find small, low flying targets over cluttered seas. It's the fleet's eyes and quarterback rolled into one. 3/5

A land based AEW aircraft like the E-3 or E-7 operates on a completely different scale. An E-2D Hawkeye has a maximum takeoff weight of around 26 tonnes. An E-3 tips the scales at roughly 150 tonnes, while the E-7 comes in at around 77 tonnes. That extra size isn't just for fuel. It means more electrical power, more cooling, more mission consoles, larger crews, and the endurance to remain on station for many hours. Instead of managing a single carrier strike group, they coordinate multiple fighter squadrons, tankers, ISR assets, EW aircraft, and even ground based air defenses across an entire theater. 4/5

In short, the Hawkeye wins tactical battles around the fleet. The E-3 or E-7 helps commanders orchestrate an entire air campaign. Both provide early warning. Both manage the battle. The real difference isn't capability. It's the scale of the battlefield they're designed to control. 5/5

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COD Characters as Different Military Aircrafts

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Soap -> A-10 Thunderbolt: Known for its loud and heavy gatling gun, outstanding close air support and its durability against damage. Its fierce and accurate air defense marks it as one of the best support aircrafts to exist.

Ghost -> B-2 Spirit: Advanced stealth tactics and its ability to easily evade enemy detection to reign down its deadly force makes this bomber, a ghost in the sky.

Roach -> F-14 Tomcat: Despite its air superiority and esteemed long range capabilities, the uncommon design of its “variable-sweep wings” marks it as the most distinctive and intriguing aspect of the aircraft.

Gaz -> AH-64 Apache: Designed for high survivability and equipped with advanced technological targeting components makes it one of the best air support aircrafts in active service.

Price -> P-51 Mustang: An oldie but a goodie; was the star of the show in its prime with its outstanding range of speed, maneuverability, durability, and it’s skill to adapt quickly to different conditions.

Laswell -> E-3 Sentry: Designated for surveillance, communications, and command; it’s your eyes in the sky.

Rudy -> KC-135 Stratotanker: You can always count on this aerial refueling tanker. When in need of support when you’re down, it’s got your back, always loyal to its allies.

Alejandro -> F-15 Eagle: Was built for extreme power, resilience, agility, and to display its aggressive dog-fighting capabilities proving it better than the feared oppositions. Never lost a fight protecting what it stood for.

Valeria -> F-22 Raptor: This jet’s extreme capability to fly nearly completely invisible through radars makes it dangerous in its attacks. The state of the art technological advances allows it to fool anyone who comes across, creating a perfect chance to strike and claim victory.

Graves -> V-22 Osprey: Although its dodgy components can wear the reliability of this aircraft thin, it’s service is still exceptional.

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If you want a part 2, recommend some characters below for me to do next @_@

[usafphantom2]

This Day in Aviation History…

May 25, 1976

First Flight of the Boeing E-3 Sentry, a U. S. military airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft based on the Boeing 707 that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications.

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[usafphantom2]

The U.S. Air Force's E-3s have been halved from a Cold War peak of 34 aircraft to 16 due to retirement from aging, and moreover, their availability rate is in the 50% range

In other words, only 8–9 aircraft are operational across the entire U.S. military, and since 6 of those have been concentrated in the Middle East, the remaining operational aircraft for the homeland, Europe, and Asia combined amount to just 2–3

If one aircraft were lost here, it would be necessary to bring an operational one from somewhere

From where?

@Deepone5950 via X

[usafphantom2]

USAF E-3 Sentry damaged in Iranian attack

On Mar. 27, 2026 multiple United States service members were wounded and several aircraft damaged, including an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft and multiple KC-135 Stratotankers during an Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

According to Air & Space Forces Magazine, around 10 service members were wounded in the attack, including two with serious injuries. As reported by Defence Blog, the strike involved at least one missile impact on the base, along with the use of multiple drones.

theaviationgeekclub.com/usaf-e-3-sentry

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