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DoD Cites E-7 Wedgetail Unit Cost Increase from $588 Million to $724 Million

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DoD Cites E-7 Wedgetail Unit Cost Increase from $588 Million to $724 Million
Pictured is a an E-3 AWACS Sentry aircraft, #75-0560, at Tinker AFB, Okla. on April 6, 2023, just before its flight to the "boneyard"--the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

In proposing the fiscal 2026 cancellation of the U.S. Air Force planned buy of E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] in favor of space-borne air moving target indication (AMTI), DoD is citing "significant delays" in E-7, an increase in plane costs from $588 million to $724 million per copy, and concerns about E-7's survivability in "contested environments." Long-range kill chains is an investment growth area for the Department of the Air Force, specifically the Space Force, in fiscal…

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