The ability to stare’: Why the US Air Force is eager to get the E-7

Summary

This article by Stephen Losey, writing for Defense News, makes the following points:

• The AWACS’s rotating radar dome takes 10 seconds to fully rotate and refresh its view of the aircraft being tracked.
• Boeing’s E-7A is set to replace the E-3 AWACS.
• The E-7′s long-range sensor will allow operators to fix its gaze on a target, or even several at a time.

References

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• FEB 2023 USAF Selects Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail as Successor to AWACS—Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Source Information:

• Article Source: https://www.defensenews.com/
• Media Check: Defense News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com) MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
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