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Mission Critical: Accelerating the E-7A Battlefield Management Aircraft Project

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Amid mounting pressure on the U.S. Air Force to swiftly deploy its forthcoming fleet of E-7A battlefield management aircraft, the service has turned to advanced procurement as a lifeline. The Air Force's objective is to have a robust fleet of up to 26 Boeing-manufactured command-and-control aircraft ready by 2032, serving as a replacement for the aging E-3 Sentry. The E-3's airborne warning and control capabilities have fallen behind, and the fleet is on the brink...

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