Heller, 80308, E-3B AWACS, skala 1:72

The E-3B Awacs (Airborne Warning and Control System) is an aircraft designed to detect low-flying enemy planes, which are difficult to distinguish from natural features on the ground. Its airframe is a civilian 707-320B which has been equipped with a rotating radome containing radar antennas and a friend enemy identification system. The E-3 Awacs is a command, control and communications center endowed with high survival capacity and able to overcome intense jamming. It has been in service with the US Air Force since 1977.