Air Force to release RFP for AWACS fifth-generation gateway program

By Sara Sirota / February 10, 2020 at 5:30 AM
The Air Force plans to solicit proposals from industry for a gateway capability that can be added to an E-3 Sentry to enable data sharing between fifth-generation and fourth-generation aircraft. The E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System fifth-generation connectivity program request for proposals will be released in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, Capt. Jacob Bailey, an Air Force spokesman, told Inside Defense in a Feb. 7 email. He said the service partnered with the Defense Advanced Research...

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