The Air Force is officially recommending the cancellation of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail program in its new FY26 budget request, ...

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 ...

A provisional deal to supply the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft has been secured by Boeing with the U.S. Air Force in a pivotal development. This contract marks Boeing’s first major success following ...

A group of 16 retired U.S. Air Force generals is asking congressional leaders to increase the purchase of F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft and a replacement for ...

The Boeing 737-based AEW platform is expected to be operational from the 2030s. NATO had decided to replace its fleet of 14 E-3A AWACS (Airborne Warning ...

It’s for this reason that the USAF decided back in 2022 to replace it with something called the E-7A Wedgetail. This aircraft is made by Boeing as well, and it is based on the 737-700 NG airframe.

An E-3 Sentry aircraft, tail 75-0560, pauses in front of Base Operations at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, on Apr. 6, 2023, prior to departing for the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at ...

Set to operate from RAF Lossiemouth, Wedgetail will act as airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system and provide ‘eyes in the sky’ for at least 20 years. Replacing the E-3D Sentry fleet, the E ...

This story has been updated on 18 July 2023 to include comments from an RAF media and communications officer.. The RAF, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the USAF signed a joint vision ...

MTI has a long history supporting the E-7 AEW&C system. Since 1999, MTI has served as a prime contractor for the Commonwealth of Australia on their AIR 5077 Wedgetail AEW&C program and played a ...