Airbus Sees Opportunity In NATO E-7 Cancellation

Tony Osborne – Aviation Week Caption: One of several ex-Air India A321s that could be converted into an airborne early warning platform for the Indian Air Force.

One of several former Air India A321s that could be converted into an airborne early warning platform for the Indian Air Force.

Credit: Tony Osborne / Aviation Week
DUBAI–Airbus sees a potential opening to address a NATO need to find an alternative platform to Boeing’s E-7 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft following the collapse of that procurement. The alliance needs to replace its aging Boeing 707-based E-3 Sentry airframes by 2035 and had planned to do...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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