IT'S A FLYING SAT/COMMS RELAY PLATFORM, AMONG OTHER THINGS. NOT A TRADTIONAL RADAR AWACS. SATELLITE RADAR AWACS. ALWAYS ON STATION, DOESN'T REQUIRE JET FUEL.
I THINK CHINOOKS COULD MAKE A GREAT DIVISIONAL OR BATTALION LEVEL AWACS PLATFORM. CHEAPER, QUICK REACTION DEPLOYMENT, LAND ANYWHERE WITH APPROPRIATE PONTOONS. THOSE GIANT E-4S OR WHATEVER MIGHT BE A 1000 MILES AND HOURS AWAY. AND WITH DECENT JET ENGINES ON THE REAR, COULD BE ON STATION LICKETY SPLIT AT 500MPH+! 5 0 0 M P H +. 8 0 0 M P H ? U H H U H !
E-2 IS NOT AN AWACS, AND THAT IS NOT A RADAR. THAT IS A SATELLITE DISH RECEIVING SPACE AWACS RADAR DATA. FAR TOO THIN TO BE A RADAR, BUT IT IS A REALLY BIG... DISH. A FLYING SAT/COMMS DISH RECEIVING GOD KNOWS WHAT ACCURATE SHIT OR NOT MAYBE... AND SENDING BACK UP GOD KNOWS WHAT ACCURATE SHIT OR NOT MAYBE... HOW MUCH WAS THIS TROJAN HORSE, AGAIN??