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U.S. Air Force Considers E-7 Wedgetail, Eyes Eventual AMTI from Space

U.S. Air Force Considers E-7 Wedgetail, Eyes Eventual AMTI from Space
A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail prepares to land while U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting IIs prepare to take off at Eielson AFB, Alaska on Aug. 11. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is considering a buy of the Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail, as the department eyes conducting air moving target indication (AMTI) from space. "We are looking at the E-7," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown told reporters at the Air, Space & Cyber conference on Sept. 21. "I've flown an E-7 twice...In the future, ideally, we'd like to look at a capability that can be defensible, being able to do AMTI from space, but…

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