Nato E-3 Sentry at ILA Berlin 2024 (incl. Inside and cockpit pics)

The consoles and keyboards you see are going away. NATO is getting what's called the Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP). This equipment will soon be replaced with a regular keyboard and mouse.

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Katana_DV20@reddit

The old skool kit inside looks interesting. Also very interesting is the retro-fitted glass, I for one do not miss the steam stuff.

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NonadicWarrior@reddit

Mechscan radar in this day and age is definitely something

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Nearby-Abalone6321@reddit

Wow that’s an impressive piece of kit.

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forkedquality@reddit

Why do the non-cockpit crew chairs have cutouts, like they were meant to be used with a stick or yoke?

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Gloomy-Employment-72@reddit

Five point harness, so shoulders, lap, and up from the seat.

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Stoney3K@reddit

This. The cutout is not for the yoke but for the groin part of a 5-point harness.

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NeoBladeRunner@reddit

Isso é uma arma de guerra que mata pessoas.

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Have been surpassed by https://www.airforce.gov.au/aircraft/e-7a-wedgetail Australia has 6 units, able to survey the states of Western Australia and Nth Terretory in one misdion. https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/wedgetail-aew-mk1/

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

Yeah i guess their days are counted but these are stationed in Germany so hopefully they keep them flying for a bit longer

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Senior_Green_3630@reddit

Australia also has an "over the horizon.radar network" to protect our northern land mass. https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/innovation/jindalee-operational-radar-network

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

Thats pretty damn interesting

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Senior_Green_3630@reddit

The USA lost their que in the line for JORN, when DOGE, cut back on Pentagon funding, quick thinking Canada

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TbonerT@reddit

Are those Krüger flaps?

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

Yes indeed. I did take a pic of them but its on my pc

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CptJFK@reddit

Why does it's nose look so sad? Did it see something?

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TbonerT@reddit

It’s seen so much.

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krusty_yooper@reddit

I miss flying on these. So awesome.

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

Oh nice. Did you fly in the cockpit or in the back?

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krusty_yooper@reddit

I flew in the back, I was responsible for the mission system.

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

Sounds awesome, would it ever get boring up there with no windows to look outside lol?

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krusty_yooper@reddit

There were a few windows, but the job was enough to keep the crew busy.

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IChurnToBurn@reddit

I thought those stickers were gauges at 1st and was really confused why there was a control panel on the nose.

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wolftick@reddit

For a sec I though it was a really weird flight sim texture error.

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Roy4Pris@reddit

I realised they were squadron stickers - I just want to know how long they last given the absolute battering they must take!

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

Haha yeah. Even the emirates a380 received a sticker on the nose landing gear from a german airforce devision

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AlmostMillionaire@reddit

Why the hell would they show people the interior of the plan. Is it not top secret?

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ndksv22@reddit

I'd be very surprised if the Russians and Chinese don't alteady know everything about Western military technology that is used by multiple countries and has been around for decades.

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dibronxer@reddit

bc the people paid for it

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Random_sexy_times@reddit

Only when certain systems are turned on. Sometimes only when codes are loaded. Showing seats and some test screens aren't a big deal.

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Ornery-Tea8420@reddit

Most military crypto equipment has no security classification as long there are no keys loaded.

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AlmostMillionaire@reddit

But you can still get insights from number of screens, kind of equipment, number of seats, etc.

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Gastroid@reddit

If an E-3 was lost in action, how many souls were on board would quickly become public knowledge, if it ever were a secret to begin with.

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Random_sexy_times@reddit

Yes and no. A lot of that is already known. Most of these planes have been flying since the 70s so crew compliments, seating configurations aren't really classified. Most capabilities can be fairly accurately estimated by engineers trained to and they have has 50+ years to guess.

The real problem is how to stop it. Ideally they will be far from the front with enough fighters to cover it and enough radar to burn though any stealth capabilities of the opfor.

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schrutesanjunabeets@reddit

Or just fly a drone or rocket into it while it's sitting on the ground.

Congratulations. It's stopped.

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Random_sexy_times@reddit

Lmao! Or that.

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rotj37@reddit

A lot of the stuff on it is when the screens are turned on. For the airshow here in OKC at Tinker AFB, got to walk my kids through the plane from front to back. They let my kids peak in the cockpit but the rest of it was really boring. Just a bunch of dark computer screens and airmen every 2 feet making sure you didn't monkey with anything. I have close friends that are AWACS pilots as well as ABMs and they get real silent when you ask them anything about the aircraft or missions they've been on.

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The_Ashamed_Boys@reddit

I think it's what the system can do and show that's classified. I'm sure they gave a way to keep everything locked down on the consoles depending on how they authenticate. Not a mil person, but I assume you have to somehow authenticate to unlock the programing on the console that is classified. I'm guessing what's in the photo on the console is some basic diagnostic screen or maybe even a screen simply for putting on during airshow.

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

The screen was only a piece of cardboard. There was no way to see the real actual screen. All of them were covered

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

I guess its not that secret, they let the public see it

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IATA	ICAO	Name	Location
ILA	WABL	Illaga Airport	Illaga-Papua Island, Papua, Indonesia

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Mauzersmash0815@reddit (OP)

Nuh uh, its at BER/EDDB Berlin Brandenburg. ILA is the name of the fair/airshow

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