Citat:Первый полученный ВВС Чили приобретенный после вывода из состава ВВС Великобритании самолет дальнего радиолокационного обнаружения (ДРЛО) и управления американского производства Boeing E-3D Sentry (британское обозначение Sentry AEW.1, британский военный номер ZH103, серийный номер 24111/1004) после прибытия на чилийскую авиабазу Пудауэль, 28.07.2022.
Самолет еще сохранил британские опознавательные знаки (с) www.defensa.com https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4562528.html
Americka mornarica prepravlja jedan bivsi RAF E-3D u E-6B treiner
RAF Sentry transformation Citat:The transformation process of the ex Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry AEW1 into an E-6B in-flight trainer has started. Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) published some information on their social media account.
The aircraft, ex ZH104 (construction number 24112/1007), was already stored at Northrop Grumman's Lake Charles Maintenance and Modification Center (Lake Charles Airport, Louisiana) since January 2020. The outer mold line of the Boeing will be modified to resemble an E-6 and the aerial refueling probe and radar dome will be removed.
Once the maintenance and modification are complete, flight-testing is scheduled to start in early 2024. The aircraft will help reduce an estimated 600 flight hours and 2,400 landings/cycles per year from the E-6 mission aircraft.
The Naval Air System Command (NASC) will perform flight training with the aircraft to relieve training hours of the E-6B flight hours. The B707-320 must be capable for in-flight refueling with the US Air Force boom system.
https://scramble.nl/military-news/raf-sentry-transformation
