WORLD: Air

Feb. 6, 2026
Compromise Defense Bill Adds Funds for Fighters, E-7 By Greg Hadley Congress is looking to add $900 million to save the E-7 airborne early warning and control aircraft from cancellation and $500 million aircraft from cancellation and $500 million to address...
The Air Force has ordered its first E-7A Wedgetail battle management and command and control aircraft, announcing Aug. 9 it has agreed to a deal with Boeing worth $2.56 billion for two platforms. The service says the deal is for “operationally representative prototype E-7A weapons ...
The way we will fight in the future is significantly different from the way we fought in the past from fixed bases.
We must identify and invest in the specific applications of ABMS that provide a measurable operational advantage to our warfighters.