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[QUOTE=Llarry;29940076] -- The Air Force E-3 AWACS to be replaced by the Boeing 737-based E-7 Wedgetail (see photo for Korean version.) The stated goal is procurement of 26 aircraft. Note that there is a NATO squadron of 14 E-3s; one might presume they will follow the US lead on this but perhaps not. Saudi Arabia also flies the E-3 and has KE-3 tankers.

A recap of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail:
-- The first orders came from the Royal Australian Air Force, which bought 7 E-7A Wedgetails and first took delivery in 2009.
-- South Korea bought 4 and took delivery in 2011-2012.
-- Turkey bought 4 and first took delivery in 2014.
-- The UK ordered 5 (but is now vacillating on cutting the order back to 3) and expects to take delivery starting in 2024.
-- The USAF wants 26 and hopes to take delivery starting in 2027.
-- NATO is considering various options, including the Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye, but the E-7 is probably the leading contender.
-- A number of other countries either have considered or are considering orders.