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USAF Considers FY 2027 EMD for Wedgetail Upgrades, Including MESA Replacement

USAF Considers FY 2027 EMD for Wedgetail Upgrades, Including MESA Replacement
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers and F-22 Raptors fly in formation with an Australian E-7A Wedgetail, EA-18G Growlers and F-35A Lightning II jets over Australia on Aug. 19, 2024 (Royal Australian Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is considering starting engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) in fiscal 2027 for upgrades to the Boeing [BA] E-7A Wedgetail, including a replacement of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Multi-Role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar. The Air Force "is seeking to initiate an EMD program in the FY27 time frame to develop and integrate an advanced sensor and potentially other capabilities onto the baseline E-7 platform, or an equivalent AMTI/BMC2 [airborne moving target indication/battle management command and control] platform," according to…

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