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U.K.’s E-7A Delay May Help U.S. Program As USAF Tries To Accelerate

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail lands at Nellis AFB, Nevada. 

 

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force and Capitol Hill want to bring on the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as fast as possible, as the UK’s program faces a near-term delay because of supply chain issues. To speed up the program, Congress is adding additional money earlier in the process and the Air Force says it is putting...
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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