E-3 Sentry AWACS vs E-6 Mercury TACAMO

American airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft, principally used in NATO, UK, France, and Saudi Arabia since the Cold War.
Picture of E-3 Sentry AWACS
Origin country 🇺🇸 United States
Category Military Special Mission Aircrafts
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 9 February 1972
Year introduced 1977
Number produced 68 units
Average unit price $270 million
American command-and-control aircraft, operative during the Cold War era, kept primarily for communications with U.S. nuclear forces.
Picture of E-6 Mercury TACAMO
Origin country 🇺🇸 United States
Category Military Special Mission Aircrafts
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 19 February 1987
Year introduced 1989
Number produced 16 units
Average unit price $141 million
Wing area 283.0 m²
Wingspan 44.4 m
Height 12.6 m
Length 46.6 m
Maximum speed 853 km/h
Operational range 7,400 km
Service ceiling 10,668 m
Max. takeoff weight 147,417 kg
Empty weight 83,915 kg
Total thrust 4 x 9,752 kgf
Wing area -- m²
Wingspan 45.2 m
Height 12.9 m
Length 45.8 m
Maximum speed 966 km/h
Operational range 12,000 km
Service ceiling 12,192 m
Max. takeoff weight 155,128 kg
Empty weight -- kg
Total thrust 4 x 11,213 kgf

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