British Wedgetail Makes First Flight

Tony Osborne September 20, 2024

E-7

Credit: Royal Air Force
LONDON–Boeing has completed the first flight of the initial E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft destined for the UK Royal Air Force. Aircraft WT001, the first of the three Boeing 737-700s being converted to the Wedgetail configuration for the RAF, got airborne from Birmingham Airport...
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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