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NATO Partners Halt E-7 Wedgetail Buy After US Backs Out
Following the US withdrawal, the Netherlands and six NATO partners canceled the $2.57 billion Boeing E-7 deal and are now pursuing European alternatives for AWACS replacement by 2035.
- On Thursday, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence announced it and several European NATO partner countries have ended the acquisition of six Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AWACS aircraft.
- The NATO Support and Procurement Agency initially approved the Wedgetail purchase in 2023 targeting operational duty by 2031, but the initial operational capability milestone slipped to next year.
- Several vendors, including Saab’s GlobalEye, Northrop Grumman’s E-2D, and L3Harris’s Bombardier Global 6500 CAEW pitch, face UK program delays amid a �1.89 billion strain.
- The remaining six NATO countries are exploring alternatives and new partners, with The Hague aiming for quieter replacement aircraft operational by 2035 as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the ongoing process at Geilenkirchen, Germany.
- With the US canceling its Wedgetail effort in July, the DoD shifted toward space-based AMTI and E-2D aircraft, while Congress proposed nearly $200 million for Wedgetail prototyping on Wednesday.
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