The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has edged a step closer towards restoring its lapsed airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) capability, after the lead of three Boeing 737NG-based E-7 Wedgetail ...

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (BA) [NYSE: BA] has completed the first flight of the UK's E-7 Wedgetail for the Royal Air Force (RAF). A Boeing flight-test crew ...

The UK will face a longer than expected operational gap until the reintroduction of a dedicated fixed-wing airborne early warning aircraft capability, with prime contractor Boeing Defence UK ...

The MESA radar being lowered into position on the spine of the 737 NG airframe that will become the first of three E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 aircraft for the UK Royal Air Force. (Boeing) Construction of the ...

Often mistaken for a modified airliner, the E-7 Wedgetail is one of the most strategically important aircraft flying today. Built on the Boeing 737-700 platform, this Airborne Early Warning & Control ...

On April 28, the UK’s Defense Equipment and Support CEO revealed that the Royal Air Force’s first E-7 Wedgetail is expected to be delivered by year’s end. The revelation comes after a series of ...

Two of three 737 NG airframes undergoing conversion to Wedgetail AEW1 platforms by STS Aviation Services in Birmingham, England. The MoD has cited contractor performance and other issues behind delays ...

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 ...

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) ...

Boeing has completed the first flight of the UK’s E-7 Wedgetail for the Royal Air Force (RAF). A Boeing flight-test crew conducted functional checks during the first flight from Birmingham Airport, ...