The E-7 was developed by Boeing for the export market. It’s hosted on a 737-700 airframe, and rather than a rotating radome—the iconic, flying-saucer-like feature of the E-3—the Wedgetail uses a large blade-like structure on its back, housing an active electronically scanned array radar. 
Watch the video or read the transcript of the fireside chat with Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chief of Staff of the Air Force; and Mackenzie Eaglen, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, during AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.
Watch U.S. military leaders discuss defending the homeland in a panel discussion at AFA's virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.
Watch panelists retired Maj. Gen. Jon A. Norman, vice president of customer requirements and capabilities at Raytheon Missiles & Defense; Terri Quick, director of Air Force customer relations at Elbit Systems of America; Josh Goodman, program management lead for Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and TurboJet ...
Watch Scott Evers, vice president of survivability and special programs at Elbit Systems of America; Dave Robbins, director of the Leidos Innovations Center and senior vice president at Leidos; and moderator Air Force Brig. Gen. David M. Gaedecke, vice commander of Sixteenth Air Force (Air ...
Watch Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, director of strategic plans, programs, and requirements at Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command; USAF Brig. Gen. Heath A. Collins, program executive officer for weapons and director of the Armament Directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle ...