E-7 Wedgetail getting nearly $400M plus-up in FY-25

By Shelley K. Mesch / May 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Air Force plans to funnel about $400 million more into the E-7A Wedgetail program in fiscal year 2025, according to a draft budget document obtained by Inside Defense , following along with Congress' previously stated intentions. Research and development funds for the E-7A -- which will serve as a command-and-control center and airborne moving target indicator -- would jump $188.9 million from what the service requested for FY-25 to $607.4 million total. A procurement line for the program would...

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