E-3 REPLACEMENT
What platforms are being developed to replace the E-3. I suspect they will need replacing in about 2025ish so a replacement should be on the drawing board now.
Do we need a big platform with a whole load of supplimentary personnel to service the needs of old inefficient systems?
I have heard the F-35 can do everything so maybe a few extra operating as AEW?
RPAS must be a player in the 2025+
Fleet with CROWSNEST and SAMPSON look like their requirement is sorted.
Would a fleet of smaller aircraft such as E-2 do the job if fitted with suitable tools to enhance the effectiveness of the mission crew?
I have seen pictures of a slightly large tuboprop than the E-2 which may do the trick at one end of the scale and a large Russian transporter with big dome operated by the Indian Air Force?