Australian Wedgetail Flies Over Europe

When you modify a Boeing 737-700 with a state-of-the-art airborne early warning and control system, you get an Australian E-7A Wedgetail.

The Wedgetail is an invaluable piece of equipment for The Royal Australian Air Force with the ability to track maritime and airborne targets at a range in excess of four hundred kilometers, with aerial refuelling capability and all of the communication equipment required to act as a mobile command centre.

The Prime minister has pledged a Wedgetail to support NATO’s logistical support for the Ukraine War in which the E-7A will be based out of Germany on the same day that the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has agreed to the purchase of one-hundred Boxer heavy weapons carriers wroth one billion dollars making it one of the biggest arms deals in Australia history.

 

Image: Image: Shutterstock: Chris Andrews Fern Bay

Produced By: Dominic Giles

Featured In Story: Dr James Dwyer, Lecturer in Social Sciences, Specialising in Security and Strategic Studies from the University of Tasmania

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 12 July 2023

DATE POSTED
Wednesday 12th of July, 2023

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