In broad strategic terms, the E-7 cancellation signals a pivot towards a more decentralized and resilient command and control ...

The program is however gradually shaping up at a time when the U.S Air Force and other Allied operators are grappling with keeping their own E-3 Sentry fleet operational, plagued by serviceability ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is pondering replacing its Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, and the commander of the Pacific Air Forces wants the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail.

The Boeing 707, the jet which serves as the base of the Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), last flew civilian passengers for a U.S. airliner in 1983, and flew its last ...

[Editor’s Note: More profiles of major military aircraft programs are available to Aviation Week Intelligence Network subscribers at awin.aviationweek.com.] The E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and ...

Air Force officials say the E-7 must replace its aging E-3 AWACS planes and would be needed even when space-based ISR ...

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a US$1.2-billion ... aircraft to replace America's Cold War fleet of 31 E-3 Sentry AWACS early warning aircraft. Based on the Boeing 707, the E-3 Sentry entered ...

similar to this E-7 Wedgetail from the Royal Australian Air Force, to replace its fleet of aging E-3 Sentry airborne warning planes. (Boeing) DAYTON, Ohio — With pressure on the U.S. Air Force ...

The U.S. Air Force will replace the E-3 Sentry with the E-7 Wedgetail. The planes, equipped with massive radar arrays, are designed to detect enemy aircraft and manage aerial battles. Airborne ...

The program is however gradually shaping up at a time when the U.S Air Force and other Allied operators are grappling with keeping their own E-3 Sentry fleet operational, plagued by serviceability ...