When the plane flew over Eastern Europe, tiny triangles and U-shaped figures flickered on a light console. Each symbol marked ...

The Air Force is still moving forward with its plans to retire the E-3 Sentry, which has been in service since the 1970s and has become increasingly difficult to maintain due to parts obsolescence.

The US Air Force is hoping that its KC-46 fleet will be able to handle China, but logistical problems are complicating this plan.

That's not a tumor on the back of the AWACS plane; it's a piece of equipment vital to U.S. defense. Here's what's happening to the AWACS as they're phased out.

ABOARD A FRENCH AIR FORCE AWACS — Off in the distance, Ukraine, fighting for its survival. Seen from up here, in the cockpit of a French air force surveillance plane flying over neighboring ...

Lt. Col. Richard said the French E-3F-type AWACS see for hundreds of miles with their distinctive black-and-white rooftop radar domes, although he wouldn’t be precise. E-3s are modified Boeing 707s.