Mugatu Posted June 17, 2007 Posted June 17, 2007 Hi All We have a bunch of US airforce tankers and awacs parked outside work and I noticed a few additional panels on the E-3. Anybody know what they are, under the nose and on the sides behind the cockpit? Stock version http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/awacs/index.html Version on the tarmac http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet_media.asp?fsID=98 (first pic)
BladeLWS Posted June 17, 2007 Posted June 17, 2007 Side Lobe Detection Enhancement increases the sensitivity beyond current capabilities such that emitters can be detected without the E-3 in the emitter's main beam http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/e-3-30.htm Read the last paragraph
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