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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Govt accepts two new Wedgetail aircraft

Boeing 737-700 AEW&C (Wedgetail)Australia has officially accepted its first two Wedgetail early warning aircraft, with four more set to arrive during the next year.

A year ago, defence was considering whether the entire $3.9 billion project might need to be scrapped, leaving the nation to wear a loss which would have dwarfed the $1 billion Seasprite helicopter debacle.

The aircraft handed over in a ceremony at RAAF Williamtown are fit for training and further development but are not actually ready to go to war.

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