Night shoot of Sentry AEW.Mk 1 aircraft at RAF Waddington.
<p>Officially designated Sentry AEW.Mk 1 in RAF service, but commonly known as E -3D.
Sentry is an early warning (AEW) and command and control aircraft.
</p><p>The Sentry monitors airspace to provide threat detection of adversary aircraft and situational awareness on friendly assets. 
</p><p>Information gathered by the huge top mounted radar is processed by the mission crew and disseminated via data links and comms systems.
</p><p>Sentry also has the capability to detect ships, relaying information to allied maritime aircraft or vessels.
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<ul><li>Organization: RAF</li>
<li>Object Name: WAD-Official-20191022-0510-0212</li>
<li>Category: MOD</li>
<li>Supplemental Categories: Sentry, ISTAR, Aircraft, Equipment</li>
<li>Keywords: RAF Stations (UK), Air Early Warning, AEW, Radar, AWACS, E-3D, Sentry, Intelligence and surveillance, Aircraft, Equipment, Low Light, Sunset, RAF, Royal Air Force, RAF Waddington</li>
<li>Country: UK</li></ul>
SAC James Skerrett (RAF)
OGL v1.0
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