Breaking Defense:

Boeing expects the US Air Force to announce plans to purchase its E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control plane in 2022, a Boeing defense executive said Saturday, ramping up speculation that the service could include money for the aircraft in its next budget. 

“I’m very confident that the Air Force is choosing the E-7 to replace its E-3 fleet,” Mike Manazir, Boeing’s vice president for defense business development, said during a news conference ahead of the Dubai Airshow…

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