The Royal Air Force’s first Wedgetail AEW1 (E-7A) airborne early warning and control aircraft is taking shape following the installation of its distinctive MESA (Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array) radar.
The installation of the first advance electronically scanning array sensor – AESA – on the UK’s Wedgetail AEW1 (as the E-7A is called in the RAF) took place at STS Aviation Services’ Birmingham facility. There, a team of 100 highly skilled engineers is working to convert the Boeing 737-700s, previously operated by commercial carriers, to their new military role.
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