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Boeing Australia Takes Over PBL On Australian Wedgetail Aircraft

Gally Articola

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

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Boeing Defense Australia (BDA), a local subsidiary Boeing [BA], has taken over prime responsibility for supporting the Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) fleet from Boeing in the United States. The move ensures a continued high level of readiness for the nation’s command and control aircraft fleet, the company said in a statement. Through a contract modification signed by the company and the Commonwealth of Australia, BDA will now execute the E-7A Wedgetail In-Service Support Performance-Based…

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