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The UK’s Strategic Defence Review at a glance

3rd June 2025

The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) that was released yesterday (June 2, 2025) pointed the direction of travel for the armed forces, though had little detail of the purchasing plans for equipment.

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Delays push RAF E-7 service entry to 2026

12th May 2025

The RAF now expects its new E-7A Wedgetail to achieve an initial operational capability in 2026

Boeing

First Royal Air Force E-7 Wedgetail painted

6th November 2024

The initial Royal Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail rolled out from the paint shop in its RAF livery on October 17, 2024.

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RAF Wedgetail Completes First Flight

25th September 2024

The initial Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) has successfully completed its maiden flight.

AirForces Monthly July 2024

RAF’s first Wedgetail AEW1 breaks cover

2nd July 2024

The first of a current order of three E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 AEW&C aircraft that are set to join the RAF from 2025 was seen outside of STS Aviation Services’ hangar at Birmingham Airport in the West Midlands on May 29.

Australia

Australian Wedgetail touches down at RAF Lossiemouth

16th February 2024

A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, A30-002, touched down at RAF Lossiemouth today (February 16, 2024).

Acquisitions

NATO joins Wedgetail revolution as it confirms E-3A Sentry fleet successor

15th November 2023

NATO revealed on November 15 that Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail has been selected to succeed the alliance’s ageing E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) fleet, which entered operational service with the organisation in 1982

Acquisitions

La OTAN se une a la revolución Wedgetail al confirmar el sucesor de la flota E-3A Sentry

15th November 2023

La OTAN reveló el 15 de noviembre que el E-7A Wedgetail de Boeing ha sido seleccionado para suceder a la vetusta flota de sistemas aerotransportados de alerta y control (AWACS) E-3A Sentry de la alianza, que entró en servicio operativo con la organización en 1982.

AEW&C

Diputados británicos piden al Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido que anule la reducción de la flota de E-7A Wedgetail

22nd September 2023

La decisión del Ministerio de Defensa británico de reducir su flota de E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 de cinco a tres aviones es "perversa" y debe ser revocada, según las conclusiones de una investigación sobre adquisiciones aeronáuticas.

AEW&C

UK MOD told to reverse cut in E-7A Wedgetail fleet size by British MPs

22nd September 2023

The decision by the UK MOD to cut its E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 fleet from five aircraft to three is “perverse” and must be reversed, the findings of an aviation procurement investigation has said

309th AMARG

Tinker AFB se despide de más E-3 Sentry AWACS

19th September 2023

Otros dos aviones E-3B/G Sentry han despegado de Tinker AFB por última vez, tras haber sido trasladados desde la base de Oklahoma a Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, para ser almacenados a largo plazo mientras la USAF continúa reduciendo su envejecida flota de sistemas aéreos de alerta y control (AWACS).

309th AMARG

Tinker AFB bids farewell to more E-3 Sentry AWACS

19th September 2023

A further two E-3B/G Sentry aircraft have taken off from Tinker AFB for the final time, having been flown from the Oklahoma base to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, to be placed in long-term storage as the USAF continues to drawdown its ageing AWACS fleet

AEW&C

El poder aéreo británico en crisis ante la creciente amenaza de guerra, según los diputados

13th September 2023

El estado de la aviación británica y su incapacidad para contrarrestar la creciente amenaza de guerra han quedado al descubierto en un demoledor informe elaborado por un influyente grupo de parlamentarios británicos.

AEW&C

UK airpower in crisis amid growing threat of war, MPs say

13th September 2023

The state of UK airpower and its inability to counter the growing threat of war has been laid bare in a damning report by an influential group of British MPs

AEW&C

La USAF espera acelerar la adquisición del E-7 Wedgetail

15th August 2023

El Jefe de Estado Mayor de la USAF, General Charles Q Brown Jr, el Jefe de Estado Mayor de la RAF, ACM Sir Richard Knighton, y su homólogo de la Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana (RAAF), AM Robert Chapman, han firmado una "declaración de visión conjunta" por la que las tres armas aéreas se comprometen a cooperar en el "desarrollo de capacidades, evaluación y pruebas, interoperabilidad, sostenimiento, operaciones, entrenamiento y seguridad" del E-7A Wedgetail.

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