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E-7 Wedgetail to Replace Some AWACS Planes, U.S. Air Force Says

E-7 Wedgetail to Replace Some AWACS Planes, U.S. Air Force Says
A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail receives fuels from an Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq Sept. 16, 2015. The KC-135 was deployed to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has decided, "based on market research," to replace some of its 31 Boeing [BA] E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) planes with the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, the service said on Apr. 26. The Wedgetail "is the only platform capable of meeting the requirements for the Defense Department’s tactical battle management, command and control and moving target indication capabilities within the timeframe needed to replace the aging E-3," the Air Force said. An E-7 contract award…

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