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U.S. Air Force Examining If and How It May Accelerate Procurement of E-7 Wedgetail

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U.S. Air Force Examining If and How It May Accelerate Procurement of E-7 Wedgetail
An E-3A Sentry aircraft awaits its crew during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. on Feb. 7.. For the exercise, the 965th Airborne Aircraft Control Squadron was one of 14 units participating, and was the first to use the DRAGON modified E-3 Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) flight deck (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is investigating if and how it may accelerate the planned procurement of 15 Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetails as a partial replacement for the service's 31 E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft by Boeing. "We are exploring options to try to do that [acceleration]," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 3 in response to a question from SASC Chariman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) during a May 3 hearing on…

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