(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Kadena Air Base in Japan.) The 30-foot rotating dome on top of the AWACS E-3 is a highly advanced version of this system first implemented in England in the 1930s
[DOC] [TLE] DRAGON program to improve aging E-3 > U.S. Air Force > Article ... [PAR] Sep 15, 2014 ... A NATO E-3A Sentry (AWACS) approaches a Utah Air National Guard KC-135R 
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