UK orders Boeing E7...
There were Nav/Observer sqn commanders in WW2 and even an Air Gunner.. My first sqn, 33 (Javelins) had a Nav OC.
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Never thought of it as ...
- I thought it came from the same Music Hall as "Throw a Nickel on the Grass ..."
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NB 1. The 8 Squadron CO designate appears to be eminently well qualified for the job.
NB 2. My old dad was an 8 Squadron pilot about a century ago - "Uspiam et passim" - I don't think they had lady Crabs in those days. Boom Boom !
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I didn't complete the verse in order to avoid causing any possible offence to the honourable poster.
NB 1. The 8 Squadron CO designate appears to be eminently well qualified for the job.
NB 2. My old dad was an 8 Squadron pilot about a century ago - "Uspiam et passim" - I don't think they had lady Crabs in those days. Boom Boom !
LFH
IOC now 2025, CAS blames Boeing
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-...for-e-7-delay/
When Mr. Francois asked for a straightforward delivery date, Knighton projected an initial operating capability (IOC) year of 2025 but hesitated to provide a specific date, acknowledging the potential for future setbacks and the importance of certainty before committing to a timeline.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-...for-e-7-delay/
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All very well, but the RAF accepted, or at least made no attempt to fight, a capability gap with the sale of the E3s to Chile et al. All that has happened is that the gap has got a bit bigger. Quelle suprise.
Boeing are continuing to try and dig themselves out of an enormous hole, admittedly of their own making. Despite what CAS might think, the UK's contract for 3 E7s is never going to be high on Boeing's priority list.
Boeing are continuing to try and dig themselves out of an enormous hole, admittedly of their own making. Despite what CAS might think, the UK's contract for 3 E7s is never going to be high on Boeing's priority list.
Looks like the UK finally got in first and right for once. NATO has announced they will be ordering 6 wedgetails for the NATO Awacs squadron to replace the E-3's
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_219907.htm
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_219907.htm
Looks like the UK finally got in first and right for once. NATO has announced they will be ordering 6 wedgetails for the NATO Awacs squadron to replace the E-3's
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_219907.htm
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_219907.htm
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So the NATO AEWCF is going from a peak of 29 E-3s to a mix of 9 E-7s (inc. the 3 UK ones) and 4 E-3Fs (given the buy of new sims earlier this year I presume France is sticking with the E-3 for now).
Does this imply supplementing with additional as yet unspecified remotely-piloted or autonomous platforms?
Additional comment: The ratio of E-7 to E-3 is even lower that the UK - has the continent gone mad? An E-3 seems to have been a fairly constant presence along the Ukraine or Belorussian borders since Vlad's escapade started.
The E-7 is expected to have its main base at Geilenkirchen and could operate from several forward locations across Europe. The Wedgetail will be part of the Alliance’s future surveillance and control project which will field NATO’s next generation of surveillance systems from the mid-2030s.
Additional comment: The ratio of E-7 to E-3 is even lower that the UK - has the continent gone mad? An E-3 seems to have been a fairly constant presence along the Ukraine or Belorussian borders since Vlad's escapade started.
Last edited by SLXOwft; 15th Nov 2023 at 16:32. Reason: Ratio
So the NATO AEWCF is going from a peak of 29 E-3s to a mix of 9 E-7s (inc. the 3 UK ones) and 4 E-3Fs (given the buy of new sims earlier this year I presume France is sticking with the E-3 for now).
Does this imply supplementing with additional as yet unspecified remotely-piloted or autonomous platforms?
Additional comment: The ratio of E-7 to E-3 is even lower that the UK - has the continent gone mad? An E-3 seems to have been a fairly constant presence along the Ukraine or Belorussian borders since Vlad's escapade started.
Does this imply supplementing with additional as yet unspecified remotely-piloted or autonomous platforms?
Additional comment: The ratio of E-7 to E-3 is even lower that the UK - has the continent gone mad? An E-3 seems to have been a fairly constant presence along the Ukraine or Belorussian borders since Vlad's escapade started.
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Then perhaps the RAF should purchase the jets they have cancelled thus alleviating the hassle of the spare radars and supply / sell them to NATO. As the savings by cancelling was a pittance of the aircrafts actual contract costs, they could recoup that money by selling them to NATO, it might also mean NATO would gain the aircraft earlier than later, if that is not feasable, then sell the radars that are being built to NATO to install in their new aircraft, thus shortening the time to service.
Also hearing one of the RAAF wedgetails will be deployed europe and leased to NATO via boeing to form the basis of the training program when it starts to happen. Theres currently an australia wedgetail flying in poland supplimenting the awacs cover for ukraine being supplied by nato. Assume the time its been there that there has been NATO members flying and observing it cloesely. I said when it was originally announced this will be massive sales demo opportunity for boeing and hope they dont screw it up