US AWACS radar development

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http://members.aol.com/wskillman/AWACHIST.pdf

Sheds some light on a few things. The Westinghouse team included the APQ-81 & AWG-10 designers. APQ-81 is a distant ancestor of the AWACS (track while scan, electronic scanning in elevation).

 

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Top US Air Force general isn’t ready to buy E-7 Wedgetail just yet

“It would be premature for me to commit to the Wedgetail right now, or a timeline," says Gen. CQ Brown.

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