Editing Boeing E-3 Sentry (section)

===France===
In February 1987 the UK and France ordered E-3 aircraft in a joint project which saw deliveries start in 1991.<ref name="Boeing"/> France operates its E-3F aircraft independently of NATO.<ref name="Boeing2">{{cite web |title=E-3 Specifications (707 Platform) and Worldwide Fleet |url=http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/awacs/e3svcww/e3fleet.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327083120/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/awacs/e3svcww/e3fleet.html |archive-date=27 March 2011 |access-date=26 September 2010 |publisher=Boeing}}</ref> France operates four aircraft, all fitted with the newer CFM56-2 engines.<ref name=Boeing1/>

In early 2024, there were reports that France is looking to the Swedish [[Saab AB|Saab]] [[GlobalEye]] to replace its AWACS aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=La France veut se tourner vers le Saab GlobalEye suédois pour remplacer ses avions Awacs |url=https://meta-defense.fr/2024/01/30/saab-globaleye-visite-macron-suede/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=meta-defense.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref>