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USAF Looks to Award Contract for AWACS Replacement in Fiscal 2023

USAF Looks to Award Contract for AWACS Replacement in Fiscal 2023
An airman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Sentry aircraft maintenance unit salutes as an E-3G Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft taxis on the runway at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 8, 2020 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force expects to award a contract in fiscal 2023 for a program to replace the Boeing [BA] E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. "The program requires delivery of at least two production representative prototype aircraft, including ground support and training systems, within five years starting in FY23 (expected contract award)," per a Feb. 8 request for information (RFI) business notice. The Department of the Air Force has been considering a buy of the Boeing E-7…

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