US Air Force aircraft declares in-flight emergency, then disappears near Hormuz

A US Air Force Boeing E-3G Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft declared an in-flight emergency while operating near the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports. The aircraft squawked emergency code 7700 before reportedly disappearing from radar over the Strait of Hormuz. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran.