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TBM-Legend

16th Aug 2018 12:07

Meet your new jet!

Looks like the E-7A is it folks.... UK moves closer to Wedgetail buy - Australian Defence Magazine

Great choice indeed. You'll have the opportunity for cross-training on the E-7 to the P-8...."if it ain't Boeing, we're not going!"

AnglianAV8R

16th Aug 2018 12:27

Increasingly expensive, but I guess we have little choice.

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Clockwork Mouse

16th Aug 2018 15:10

We are eventually going to have to get a refueller with a boom!

orca	16th Aug 2018 15:41

Using a RAAF SEngO to leak the news is a little non standard.

Harley Quinn

17th Aug 2018 06:11

Isn't this just a straight forward exchange?

Wensleydale

17th Aug 2018 07:16

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Isn't this just a straight forward exchange?

Most likely, but the question is "Why now?". The RAF took several RAAF exchange personnel on the Waddington AWACS squadrons in the lead up to the Australians buying Wedgetail, and it would make sense to have a cadre of trained RAF crew should we buy Wedgetail (much as we did at Geilenkirchen while waiting for the Sentry to be built). I would expect the number of "exchange" personnel to grow should we eventually buy the aircraft.

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