Secondhand 737s Destined For UK Wedgetail Program

Credit: E7: Republic of Korea
LONDON—Two of Britain’s new E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning radar aircraft will be converted from secondhand Boeing 737-700s, a ministerial letter has revealed. The UK is buying five E-7 platforms to replace the Royal Air Force’s fleet of 707-derived E-3D Sentrys as part of a $2 billion...

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