美国空军计划再采购5架波音E-7A预警机


2026-05-01T01:05:08.754Z / 路透社

作者:丹·卡奇波尔

2026年5月1日 世界标准时间1:05 更新于3小时前

(路透社4月30日电)美国空军部长特洛伊·明克周四在众议院一个小组委员会上表示,除已签订合同的2架原型机外,美国空军计划再采购5架波音E-7A楔尾预警机。

去年美国国防部放弃采购26架波音E-7A以替换冷战时期的空中预警与指挥系统(AWACS)机队的计划后,这类预警机的未来一度充满不确定性。这也促使北约取消了采购6架E-7A的计划。

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美国此前已承诺采购2架E-7A原型机。该机型基于波音畅销的737客机打造。

明克在众议院拨款委员会国防小组委员会发言时表示,美国空军计划采购5架用于工程与制造开发阶段的E-7A。

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US Air Force plans to buy five more Boeing E-7A surveillance aircraft

2026-05-01T01:05:08.754Z / Reuters

By Dan Catchpole

May 1, 2026 1:05 AM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

April 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force plans to buy ​five Boeing E-7A Wedgetail surveillance ‌aircraft, in addition to two prototypes already under contract, Secretary of ​the Air Force Troy ​Meink told a House subcommittee on ⁠Thursday.

The future of the ​airborne early warning and control ​system aircraft (AWACS) was thrown into doubt last year when the Pentagon backed off ​plans to acquire 26 ​Boeing E-7As to replace its Cold War-era ‌AWACS ⁠fleet. That prompted NATO to scrap plans to buy six E-7As.

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The U.S. already had committed ​to buying ​two ⁠E-7A prototypes. The plane is based on Boeing’s ​popular 737 jet.

Speaking to ​the ⁠House Appropriations defense subcommittee, Meink said the Air Force plans ⁠to ​buy five engineering ​and manufacturing development E-7As.

Reporting by Dan Catchpole ​in Seattle; Editing by Jacqueline Wong

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