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$2 Billion for Space-Based AMTI Proposed in DoD Reconciliation Bill

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

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$2 Billion for Space-Based AMTI Proposed in DoD Reconciliation Bill

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman addresses the Space Foundation's Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo. on April 9 (U.S. Space Force Photo)

While the Department of the Air Force is pursuing a fleet of Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetails to replace the service's E-3 AWACS for air moving target indication (AMTI), the department also has discussed AMTI from space since September, 2021. Now, such space-based AMTI is to receive a boost with $2 billion in the DoD reconciliation bill. In addition, the U.S. Air Force may start engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) in fiscal 2027 for upgrades to the Wedgetail, including a replacement of…

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