E-7A WEDGETAIL

E-7A

Airborne Early Warning & Control

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Australia

Oceania

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OVERVIEW

MANUFACTURERBoeing

YEAR INTRODUCED2012

UNITS IN SERVICE14

UNITS PRODUCED18

UNIT COST$250.0M

DESCRIPTION

Boeing 737-based AEW&C replacing the aging E-3 Sentry worldwide. MESA radar offers 360° coverage. US Air Force ordered 26 to replace E-3 fleet.

SPECIFICATIONS

Crew

Base

Boeing 737-700

Radar

Northrop Grumman MESA (Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array)

Range

7040 km

Endurance

10+ hours (with refueling)

Ceiling

12,200 m

Radar Range

600+ km

Tracking

Can track 3000+ targets simultaneously

Buyers

Australia, Turkey, South Korea, UK (5), NATO (6), US (26 E-7A)

COMBAT RECORD

Iraq/Syria (anti-ISIS, Australian AEW&C), NATO Baltic patrols. Selected by NATO, UK, US as E-3 replacement.

GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT

OPERATORS

Operator data coming soon

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