Pentagon Changes Course On The E-7 And Army Aviation Cuts

Royal Australian Air Force Boeing E-7A in front of U.S. Air Force E-3

Boeing E-7As (foreground) are coming but not quickly enough to close the gap caused by the unreliability of the E-3 (background).

Credit: 2nd Lt. Ashlyn K. Paulson/ U.S. Air Force
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Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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