NATO could replace E-3 with 737

Speaking to Reuters, the general manager of the NATO AEW&C Programme Management Agency says the alliance might switch to the Boeing 737 AEW&C platform to replace the aging E-3.

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Pedro Aragão [CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons


Brig. Gen. Michael Gschossmann says the 737 has the capacity for new capabilities, such as operating drones for expanded surveillance.

Warning that time is running out to find a replacement for the E-3, Gschossmann suggest that NATO “bet on the proven technology that (it) already have in the E-7.”

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