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Flying Into the Future with Modern Combat Techniques



During the early days of 1991 Gulf War, AWACS was overwhelmed and requests for target vectors went unanswered. The one US air-to-air loss of the war was a direct result of poor SA, as an Iraq MiG-25P used its superior speed to get in behind an USN F-18 and shoot it down.


  • Radar advances have been impressive. The arrival of airborne early warning...

  • US F-106 aircraft were fitted with datalinks and literally controlled from...

  • During the early days of 1991 Gulf War, AWACS was overwhelmed and requests...

  • The USN F-14 Tomcat could track 24 targets, but the TID (tactical information...

  • Turkey has four Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft undergoing system tests. The...

  • From an operating altitude above 25,000ft, the Hawkeye warns the naval task...

  • The E3 look-down radar has a 360° view of the horizon, and at operating...

  • The S100B Argus Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft entered service...

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