The UK is set to build advanced surveillance aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF) under a new contract with Boeing. As agreed, two prototype E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will be delivered to the USAF by ...

LONDON–Boeing has flown the second of three E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft destined for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The milestone on July 15 emerges as the airframer received the ...

The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) first Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft has made its public debut, appearing at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) on 19 ...

The three nations certified the KC-46 to refuel the RAAF E-7, and USAF and RAF also benefit from this as they prepare to field their own Wedgetails. The U.S., British and Australian air forces ...

UK's first E-7 Wedgetail at RAF Lossiemouth. Credit: UK Royal Air Force LONDON—The UK’s first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft has arrived at its future main operating base in ...

AVALON, Australia (Reuters) - Boeing hopes Britain will decide this year on plans to buy E-7 Wedgetail early warning jets, an executive said, after talks last year sparked a row over competition in ...

The future UK E-7 fleet will operate from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland and the inaugural test flight is of one of three aircraft currently under modification in Birmingham, UK, where the flight took ...

The E-7 Wedgetail programme had been classified as ‘red’ in a previous UK government report, denoting that it would either not meet cost, timeline or capability targets. The Ministry of Defence’s (MoD ...

The MESA radar being lowered into position on the spine of the 737 NG airframe that will become the first of three E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 aircraft for the UK Royal Air Force. (Boeing) Construction of the ...

AVALON, Australia (Reuters) - Boeing hopes Britain will decide this year on plans to buy E-7 Wedgetail early warning jets, an executive said, after talks last year sparked a row over competition in ...