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ORAC
The cancellation of the E-7 was supposed to be accompanied with the purchase of up another 90 x E-2Ds on the basis that a handful of E-7s would be to vulnerable to deploy in a high risk scenario, whilst you could risk a few E-2Ds.
I noted previously that they deployed at least 5 x E-2Ds into theatre nearly 2 weeks ago.
Iran
Australia also sent E-7A to UAE, At their request, they have SAAB GlobalEyes
Australia deploys E-7A to Middle East amid Iranian attacks – FlightGlobal