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NGAD and E-7A Among Top Priorities for PACAF, Commander Says

NGAD and E-7A Among Top Priorities for PACAF, Commander Says
A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail

Among the urgent operational needs of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) are the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter and the replacement of the Boeing [BA] E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) with the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, PACAF Commander Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told reporters on Feb. 24. "I'm advocating for the NGAD for the fighter capability, and I'm advocating for a replacement to the E-3, maybe because the E-3 is a pretty old airframe, and it's challenged at the moment…

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