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Pentagon Budget Shift Proposed to Fund Air Force Surveillance Aircraft
The administration seeks to redirect funds from a Navy aircraft program to cover costs for the Air Force E-7 fleet. The move follows an earlier Pentagon plan to cancel the E-7 and expand the Navy E-2 fleet.
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The Pentagon had previously sought to cancel the E-7 program and increase the size of the E-2 fleet instead.
Background on the Aircraft Programs Operation Epic Fury altered those earlier plans, according to reporting from @TheWarZoneWire. The E-7 is an airborne early warning and control aircraft intended to replace older surveillance platforms. The E-2 serves a similar role for naval operations from aircraft carriers.
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