E-7 Wedgetail – The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

14 May

Air

E-7 Wedgetail: Guide to the Aircraft That Sees Everything

Explore how the E-7 Wedgetail tracks threats across vast distances, coordinates air operations in real time, and gives militaries a decisive edge before a fight even begins.

13 May

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia Says Will Join France, UK Mission in Hormuz

Australia will join a "strictly defensive" mission led by France and Britain to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Mar- 2026 -

13 March

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Revives E-7A Wedgetail Work With $2.4B Boeing Contracts

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing $2.43 billion in contracts to continue development work on the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft, signaling renewed momentum for the program.

5 March

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Royal Air Force Officially Names E-7 Hub at RAF Lossiemouth

The Royal Air Force has officially named its new E-7 Wedgetail building at RAF Lossiemouth as the Aden Wing, supporting the airborne early warning and control aircraft.

Dec- 2025 -

5 December

Air

Bea Castañeda

The GlobalEye: Sweden’s Answer to Modern Airborne Surveillance

The GlobalEye platform allows operators to simultaneously monitor air, sea, and land, providing an increasingly vital edge in today’s defense landscape.

Nov- 2025 -

17 November

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

European NATO Countries Cancel E-7 AWACS Program Following US Exit

The Netherlands and its NATO partners have scrapped their plan to procure six Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne warning and control systems.

14 November

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Allies Ditch Boeing for New Surveillance Planes

NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's aging fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the program, the Netherlands said Thursday.

Jul- 2025 -

1 July

Air

A Royal Australian air force maintainer signals to an E-7 Wedgetail to stop after reaching its parking area after completing a scenario during Checkered Flag 24-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 1, 2023. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Terminates E-7 Wedgetail Early Warning Aircraft Program

The US Air Force has canceled its ongoing E-7 Wedgetail Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System program as part of the government’s defense budget rollout for fiscal 2026.

Jun- 2025 -

17 June

Air