The AWACS radar plane first flew over 50 years ago, and is overdue for replacement. The US Air Force’s fleet of E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) radar planes is on its last legs. The ...

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 advantage of having a potent eye in the sky, close to active combat zones or near dangerous enemies, has proven invaluable over the years for the American military. It will probably continue to do ...

The shrunken E-3 fleet isn't getting any younger, and a replacement is still far off while demand for its services would be far greater in the Pacific.

Back in 2022, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) finally decided on a replacement for the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft it has been using since the early 1970s. That ...

U.S. Air Force pilots and air battle managers are getting “hand-on” experience with the E-7A Wedgetail during the latest iteration of Pitch Black. Beginning in 2022, the U.S. Air Force initiated a ...

A rendered image of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft in NATO markings, showcased at the DSEI 2023 defence exhibition in London. (Boeing via Janes/Gareth Jennings) NATO has selected the Boeing ...

The three nations certified the KC-46 to refuel the RAAF E-7, and USAF and RAF also benefit from this as they prepare to field their own Wedgetails. The U.S., British and Australian air forces ...

BRUSSELS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - NATO will replace its ageing fleet of AWACS surveillance planes, in service since the Cold War in the 1980s, with a militarised version of the Boeing 737 commercial jet, ...

The back and forth in Washington regarding the reconciliation bill raises concerns for rural hospitals and Medicaid funding across the nation. Political Analysts Alex Cameron and Scott Mitchell ...

The E-7 is considered a stop-gap measure; its missions will likely be shifted to space-based platforms in the 2030s, and the E-7 will lose its jobs to satellites much like the SR-71 did a generation ...

The Royal International Air Tattoo delighted crowds with an incredible number of modern aircraft, including for the first time the RAF E-7 Wedgetail AEW1. The latest in the series of Airborne Early ...