Lawmakers Concerned About Progress Of USAF E-7A Amid E-3 Retirement

The U.S. Air Force wants 22 Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.

Credit: Boeing Concept
Continued delays and cost increases to the U.S. Air Force’s planned procurement of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail are raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers are pressing the service about maintaining the mission as it retires the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The service...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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