USAF’s First E-7 Wedgetail Takes Shape as Service Struggles to Keep E-3 Sentry Flying
The E-3 Sentry is afflicted by acute parts and maintenance issues as the Boeing 707 aircraft it is based on ceased production 30 years ago. Nearly three months after the fuselage of the U.S. Air Force’s first E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft reached Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington, Boeing Defense released […] The post USAF’s First E-7 Wedgetail Takes Shape as Service Struggles to Keep E-3 Sentry Flying appeared first on The Aviationist.
The E-3 Sentry is afflicted by acute parts and maintenance issues as the Boeing 707 aircraft it is based on ceased production 30 years ago. Nearly three months after the fuselage of the U.S. Air Force’s first E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft reached Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington, Boeing Defense released […]
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