The Pentagon’s effort to cancel a high-cost airborne radar program has been temporarily halted after Congress intervened to preserve funding for Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the jet is designed to detect airborne threats hundreds of miles away, remain aloft for extended missions, and coordinate dozens of fighter aircraft.
Based on a modified 737 commercial jet, the aircraft is intended to replace E-3 Sentry planes that have been in service for decades.
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