Originally Posted by
Ronald Reagan
The entire USAF E-3 fleet is supposed to be retired by the end of the current decade. From reading online there appear to be 15 left in service from a fleet of 31 with the others having already been retired. The E-7 will be the replacement.
Considering the Air Force's recent lack of enthusiasm for the E-7, I hope they can pull E-3 replacements from the boneyard, or build their own E-2D.