Fuselage Components Arrive For UK Wedgetail Conversion Process 

Tony Osborne November 03, 2020
Wedgetail
The UK selected the E-7 Wedgetail, the Australian derivative of the Boeing-developed 737-700-based AEW&C platform, in 2017.
Credit: Royal Australian Air Force
LONDON—Boeing has delivered fuselage sections for the UK Royal Air Force’s first two E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning platforms. Two Section 46 components were delivered to STS Aviation’s Birmingham, England, site where they will be fitted to two green 737-700 airframes as part of the E-7...
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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