The Air Force will buy two prototype E-7 Wedgetail AWACS aircraft for an evaluation but expects to place a procurement order for more E-7s to replace some of its E-3 AWACS fleet. The E-3s are hard to maintain and have low mission capable rates, and ...
A Boeing-led team of European defense contractors will study options to replace NATO's E-3 AWACS. Boeing is doing a similar study for the U.S. Air Force centered on the E-7 Wedgetail, which Air Force leaders have hinted could be the replacement for retiring the Airborne ...
As the Air Force considers how and whether to proceed with a rapid acquisition of Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail, the service will get an up-close-and-personal look at the airborne warning and control aircraft in the coming days. An E-7A from the Royal Australian Air Force is ...