SEATTLE — Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail is caught in a political tug-of-war. The twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft is built on the Renton, Washington-made 737 NG airframe and then ...
Boeing will transfer two 737-700 airframes to STS Aviation in Birmingham for E-7 conversion in 2026. Boeing will have two rapid-prototype E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early-Warning & Control (AEW&C) ...
A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is prepared for a sortie during a Red Flag-Alaska exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 9, 2019. (2nd Lt. Mark Goss/Air Force) ...
The Air Force's much-anticipated E-7 Wedgetail program was axed in June. This aircraft, based on the Boeing 737, is a flying command center whose primary role is to serve as an AWACS (Airborne Warning ...
This article was updated on Tuesday, December 30, to include info about NATO cancelling its E-7 Wedgetail order. It was originally published on Monday, December 29. US lawmakers have moved to block ...
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The US Air Force Will Fly the E-7 Wedgetail, Whether It Likes It or Not
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has repeatedly criticized the E-7 Wedgetail AWACS plane, claiming it is “not survivable in the modern battlefield.” Congress feels otherwise.
Faced with continued uncertainty over the USA’s long-term commitment to the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail programme, a group of NATO members has ditched plans to acquire the airborne early warning and control ...
Funding for the Air Force’s new E-7 Wedgetail radar jet was included in the bipartisan agreement on Sunday evening to end the longest-ever government shutdown—despite the fact that the military wants ...
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