E-7A.

This is coolbert:

E-3 Sentry American AWACS to be gone. Sentry to be replaced by Wedgetail!

And to be done in RAPID fashion!

"U.S. Air Force Starts E-7 Rapid Prototype Program As E-3 AWACS Replacement"

From theaviationist.com/ | the article by STEFANO D'URSO | March 1, 2023. 

"The first E-7A [Wedgetail] is expected to be fielded by 2027, with a total expected order for 26 aircraft."

"The Department of the Air Force is moving on with the E-7 to replace the aging E-3 Airborne Warning And Control System, awarding a not-to-exceed $1.2 billion contract to Boeing to start development activities for the E-7A Rapid Prototype program. The E-7 was selected in 2022 to replace the E-3, leading to the establishment of the E-7A Program Management Office and now the acquisition of the first two aircraft through the rapid prototyping acquisition pathway."

AND NO ROTATING DOME ON TOP!

Cost per unit not specified. I imagine the vast preponderance of cost mostly the electronic "suites" onboard the warplane.

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