E-767

E-767 AWACS

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ORIGIN: (Real World) United States of America

GAMES FEATURED IN: Ace Combat (Air Combat) Ace Combat 2 Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

OPERATORS: Belkan Air Force Emmerian Air Force Erusian Air Force Estovakian Air Force Independent State Allied Air Force Leasath Air Force Osean Air Defense Force Usean Government Forces (Intelligence Division) Usean Rebel Force Ustian Air Force Yuktobanian Air Force

ACE SQUADRONS/PILOT: AWACS Stagecoach / UGF (AC2) AWACS Sky Eye / ISAF (AC4) AWACS Thunder Head / OADF (AC5) AWACS Oka Nieba / YAF (AC5) AWACS Eagle Eye / UAF (ACZ) AWACS Ghost Eye / EMAF (AC6) ESM AWACS Snake Pit / EMAF (AC6)

BIO: The Boeing E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) developed as a natural progression from the E-3 Sentry following the closure of Boeing's 707 production line. The E-767 combines a Boeing 767-200ER airframe with the APY-2 development of the Sentry's APY-1 radar and mission system.

The first flight of the completed E-767 occurred on 9 August 1996 at Everett, Washington. To date only the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) has ordered the E-767, initially purchasing two in 1992, increasing the order to four in 1994. The first production E-767 is now entering an extensive testing and certification program with the aim of delivering the first two E-767s to the JASDF in 1998. Other military variants of the 767 are now under consideration, including tanker and strategic transport aircraft to replace the aging fleet of KC-135s and B707s in world wide military service.

Emmeria's Snake Pit

SOURCES: The Ace Combat Series Global Security.org Fighter Planes.com Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network Boeing: E-767 History & Expanded Information Image - Weblio.jp