| Boeing E-7 Wedgetail | |
|---|---|
 A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail | |
| General information | |
| Type | Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) |
| Manufacturer |
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| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Number built | 14 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | November 2012[1] |
| First flight | 2004 |
| Developed from | Boeing 737 Next Generation |
The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, also marketed as the Boeing 737 AEW&C, 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_Introwas 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.