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  "id": "e-7-wedgetail",
  "name": "E-7 Wedgetail",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Airborne early warning and control system aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2009,
  "operators": [
    "USA",
    "AUS",
    "GBR",
    "KOR",
    "TUR"
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  "prolif_count": 4,
  "summary": "The E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation design.",
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      "label": "Manufacturer",
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      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
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    {
      "k": "engine_name",
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      "label": "Thrust / power",
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      "label": "Cruise speed",
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      "label": "Infrared",
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      "label": "Communications",
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      "label": "Radars and sonars",
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      "label": "Band",
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      "label": "Maximum Range",
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      "label": "Maximum Targets",
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      "v": "3,000 air and sea tracked simultaneously",
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      "label": "Apertures",
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      "label": "Coverage",
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      "v": "360 deg; 1.5 million sq mi (4 million sq km)",
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      "label": "IFF Range",
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      "k": "",
      "label": "EW countermeasures",
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Chaff / flares",
      "section": "protection",
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  "variants": [],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": {
    "file": "e-7-wedgetail.jpg",
    "thumb": "e-7-wedgetail-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Staff Sgt. Nicolas Erwin",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USAF_E-7A.jpg",
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  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
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    "weg-e-7-wedgetail": {
      "title": "E-7 Wedgetail American Airborne Early Warning and Control System Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/E-7_Wedgetail_American_Airborne_Early_Warning_and_Control_System_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}