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US Congress Allocates $650 Million to Keep E-7 Wedgetail Program Afloat
WHY IT MATTERS
The allocation of funds will allow the USAF to continue with the Wedgetail program, potentially averting a gap in its airborne early warning capabilities.
What happened
The US Air Force had considered abandoning its E-3 Sentry modernization due to the escalating cost of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and command aircraft.
However, lawmakers have decided to allocate nearly $650 million to keep the Wedgetail program alive.
This decision comes after the USAF considered alternative options, including purchasing Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye AWCAS or repurposing funding for other programs.
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Why Congress Authorized Nearly $650 Million To Keep The E-7 Wedgetail Program Alive
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