Boeing E-7 Wedgetail

Boeing 737 AEW&C; E-7 Wedgetail;
	A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail
Role	Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)
Manufacturer	Boeing Defense, Space & Security (modifications); Boeing Commercial Airplanes (original 737 Next Generation design);
First flight	2004
Introduction	November 2012
Status	In service
Primary users	Royal Australian Air Force; Turkish Air Force; Republic of Korea Air Force;
Number built	14
Developed from	Boeing 737 Next Generation

The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation design. It has a fixed, active electronically scanned array radar antenna instead of a rotating one as with the 707-based Boeing E-3 Sentry.^[2]^[3] The E-7 was designed for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) under "Project Wedgetail" and designated E-7A Wedgetail.

The 737 AEW&C has also been selected by the Turkish Air Force (under "Project Peace Eagle", Turkish: Barış Kartalı, designated E-7T,^[4] the Republic of Korea Air Force ("Project Peace Eye", 피스 아이), and the United Kingdom (designated Wedgetail AEW1). In April 2022, the United States Air Force announced that the E-7 will be replacing the E-3 beginning in 2027.^[5]

^ Cite error: The named reference Wedgetail_Intro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Roza, David (2 March 2023). "The Air Force's new E-7A Wedgetail radar aircraft is ready for a fight". Task & Purpose. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ Allison, George (22 March 2019). "A guide to the E-7 Wedgetail". UK Defence Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ Şahin, Anıl (2 March 2020). "HİK tespit etti F-16'lar vurdu" [HIK detected F-16s shot down]. SavunmaSanayiST (in Turkish).
^ "Air Force identifies Boeing E-7 as solution to replace the E-3 capability". Air Force. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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[2] Roza, David (2 March 2023). "The Air Force's new E-7A Wedgetail radar aircraft is ready for a fight". Task & Purpose. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[3] Allison, George (22 March 2019). "A guide to the E-7 Wedgetail". UK Defence Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[4] Şahin, Anıl (2 March 2020). "HİK tespit etti F-16'lar vurdu" [HIK detected F-16s shot down]. SavunmaSanayiST (in Turkish).

[:1-5] "Air Force identifies Boeing E-7 as solution to replace the E-3 capability". Air Force. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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