[20220404]IF12045_更换E-3机载警报和控制系统（AWACS）.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated April 4, 2022Replacing the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)The U.S. Air Force recently expressed its interest to replace the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet. Over the summer and fall of 2021, several senior Air Force officials, including Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Commander of Pacific Air Forces General Kenneth Wilsbach, discussed plans to replace the E-3 AWACS. The officials stated that the Air Force needs to replace its fleet of E-3 AWACS aircraft due to their age, low mission capable rates, and the inability to procure parts to maintain 40-year-old aircraft. The Air Force released a request for information on February 8, 2022, seeking to replace the AWACS beginning in FY2023. The FY2023 budget request seeks $227 million in research development, test, and evaluation to begin E-3 AWACS recapitalization. What Is the E-3 AWACS? Since the 1970s, the United States has operated E-3 AWACS aircraft, with air movement tracking indicator (AMTI) technologies that give commanders the ability to see vast areas of airspace, including both friendly and hostile aircraft, and manage the battle in that space. T