Basically a sole source contract has been issued to boeing to study if and what modification would be required on the wedgetail to meet baseline for american service
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/...-7a-wedgetail/
WASHINGTON: The US Air Force plans to award Boeing a contract for analysis of the
E-7A Wedgetail as it considers buying the aircraft to replace its aging
E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) planes.
According to an
Oct. 19 notice posted on SAM.gov, the service will “award a sole source Time and Materials (T&M) contract to The Boeing Company to perform studies, analyses, and activities required to ascertain the current E-7A baseline configuration and determine what additional work the government might need to accomplish meeting USAF configuration standards and mandates.”