Sharp Increase In E-7A Costs Hindering Negotiations, USAF Says

Boeing rendering of a U.S. Air Force E-7A.

Credit: Boeing
AURORA, Colorado—Boeing has told the U.S. Air Force that nonrecurring engineering costs on the E-7A Wedgetail will be double what the service expected, driving frustration as top officials say the service is having trouble closing negotiations on the two rapid prototypes. The Air Force is buying two...
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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