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Inside the AWACS Plane Congress Sees Secret Battle Command Post
The Reagan administration invites lawmakers and reporters to tour an AWACS aircraft to illustrate the Saudi sale case. The Boeing 707 feature craft holds a six foot high rotating dish, no windows, and a crew of 17 plus mission operators. The tour highlights the system’s surveillance, communications, and automated data processing capabilities amid debate to sell five units for 1.7 billion dollars.
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Associated Press
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AWACS
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Reagan Administration
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Gress
America
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
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Douglas Kennett
U.S
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