E-3 Sentry AWACS vs EC-135 / EC-18 ARIA
American airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft, principally used in NATO, UK, France, and Saudi Arabia since the Cold War. | |
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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 electronic surveillance and relay aircraft, involved largely in Cold War and Space Race-era operations. | |
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Origin country | 🇺🇸 United States |
Category | Military Special Mission Aircrafts |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
First flight | 1 January 1961 |
Year introduced | 1968 |
Number produced | 45 units |
Average unit price | $150 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 | 223.0 m² ◉ |
Wingspan | 31.6 m ◉ |
Height | 12.7 m ◉ |
Length | 43.1 m ◉ |
Maximum speed | 927 km/h ◉ |
Operational range | 8,300 km ◉ |
Service ceiling | 10,058 m ◉ |
Max. takeoff weight | 136,304 kg ◉ |
Empty weight | -- kg |
Total thrust | 4 x 8,165 kgf ◉ |