Ukraine's most significant aircraft kills in 2024 are two Russian A-50 command planes.
AP PhotoThe MainstayAEW&C aircraft are aerial radar stations meant to detect and track enemy weapon systems — namely aircraft, missiles, and naval ships.
An E-3 Sentry takes off at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in January 2024.
Last November, the Russians threatened to destroy a French Air Force E-3 that was operating over the Black Sea in what a French military spokesman described as "a particularly aggressive radio exchange."
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