Boeing wins $1.2 billion contract to develop the E-7 AEW aircraft for US Air Force
The aircraft will have new variants developed to meet the need for an airborne early warning and control system to replace the E-3 Sentry
E-3 Sentry
Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Saab compete for NATO bid to replace the E-3 Sentry
North Atlantic military organization began analyzing proposals for a new early warning aircraft
USAF selects E-7 Wedgetail to replace E-3 Sentry
Boeing's new radar aircraft, however, should not be delivered until fiscal 2027
New Russian A-100 'flying radar' advances as USAF studies replacement for E-3 Sentry
UAC performed first flight of early air warning aircraft with detection system in operation. United States, meanwhile, opened a Request for Information for a new Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)