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Pentagon Leaders Can’t Decide to Replace Falling-Apart E-3 Early Warning Plane
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“Eyes in the sky” airborne radar systems are expected to be some of the first targets in a shooting war between major powers, and the preeminence of American systems has led Russia and China to develop long-range anti-radiation missiles dubbed “AWACS killers.”
As the US Air Force’s E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) gets older and more frail, Pentagon leaders are debating whether to continue extending its lifespan or move on to a replacement.
At a Wednesday roundtable during the Air Force Association’s Aerospace Warfare Symposium, Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, head of Pacific Air Forces, urged the Pentagon to begin replacing its 31 Boeing E-3 Sentries with newer Boeing E-7 Wedgetails.
Acting Secretary of the Air Force
John Roth expressed comfort and confidence Feb. 26 in the priorities outlined by newly-installed Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Austin and his focus on modernization, defeating coronavirus, and “making certain our work environments are free of discrimination, hate, and harassment.”
Roth made his comments about Austin and the new administration as well as a range of other topics during a 30-minute “virtual fireside chat” at the Air Force Association’s Aerospace Warfare Symposium.
“We are here to defend the nation and that is not going to change. … I view my role as ensuring that we as the (Department of the) Air Force continue the momentum that we have built up on both the air and space side. We can’t afford to take a pause,” Roth said in explaining his approach to the job as acting secretary.
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