NATO has selected its next generation command and control aircraft as the Alliance’s existing Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) fleet nears retirement. Production of the six new Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is set to begin in the coming years, with the first aircraft expected to be ready for operational duty by 2031.
A consortium of Allies gave their approval to the project, one of NATO’s biggest-ever capability purchases, this month.
The E-7 is expected to have its main base at Geilenkirchen and could operate from several forward locations across Europe.
Source: NATO Newsroom
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