USAF E-3 AWACS update

THE FIRST US Air Force E-3 AWACS to complete the DRAGON (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation) glass flight-deck modification arrived at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on January 9 – the first of 24 to be upgraded for the 552nd Air Control Wing. The rest will be delivered over the next eight years. The DRAGON upgrade ensures compliance with current and future air traffic control requirements in international and domestic airspace. It also replaces