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USAF awards Boeing E-7A prototype contract: the Wedgetail will replace the E-3 AWACS – The Aviation Geek Club

The USAF plans to begin production in fiscal 2025, with the first E-7A expected to be fielded by fiscal 2027. The service anticipates procuring 24 additional E-7As by fiscal 2032. The Department of the Air Force (DAF) awarded Boeing a contract to begin work on the E-7A Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) weapon system …

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USAF plans to divest 33 F-22 Stealth Fighters rejected by HASC that instead wants to Upgrade Oldest Raptors – The Aviation Geek Club

The USAF’s plans to divest its oldest 33 F-22 Raptor fighters met with a sharp rebuke from the House Armed Services Committee, which moved instead to mandate the service maintain the full Raptor fleet. As already reported, in March the US Air Force (USAF) asked Congress to retire 150 airplanes in its fiscal 2023 budget, …

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USAF selects E-7 Wedgetail to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry AWACS Fleet – The Aviation Geek Club

Based on market research, the Department of the Air Force has decided to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) fleet with the E-7 Wedgetail. Based on market research, the Department of the Air Force has decided to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet with the …

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