U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft fly in formation on Dec. 8, 2022, near the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, through the Pacific Edge 23 exercise. The formation included F-35 Lightning IIs from the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force; a RAAF E-7A Wedgetail; a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon; and a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, the Air Force said (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)
While the U.S. Air Force has said that a $200 million add last yr for the Boeing [BA] E-7A Wedgetail won’t speed up first fielding of the aircraft, the service says that Congress could push up fielding of aircraft from one in fiscal 2029 to 2 in fiscal…