E-7
Abstract
This budget line funds the E-7 IP-BLOS. The E-7 replaces the unsustainable E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The E-3 AWACS, first fielded in the 1970s, is at the end of its service life, and costly to maintain. The E-7 will be the USAF's principal airborne sensor for detecting, identifying, tracking, and reporting aerial tracks for the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC). FY25 funding continues Department of the Air Force Battle Network connectivity, Internet Protocol Beyond Line-of-Sight Communications and Data link, and similar COMM/data studies and analysis to determine ability to add additional hybrid SATCOM or similar hardware on the aircraft, software coding, and other advanced communications not included in the E-7A Rapid Prototyping Baseline. This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 644413_0207448F_4_3600_PB_2025
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