A new Air Force report calls for an AWACS follow-on capability to begin in 2018, citing concern that the E-3 Sentry fleet -- the venerable airborne early warning aircraft that began service in 1977 and is currently receiving a $2.6 billion upgrade -- will not remain viable against projected threats in 2030. The unclassified, 11-page version of the " Air Superiority 2030 Flight Plan " predicts the heavily modified Boeing 707 aircraft -- with its signature rotating radar dome mounted...
