The RAAF's Project Wedgetail, a $4 billion airborne early warning aircraft, has passed a series of flight demonstrations and laboratory tests on its powerful radar system and could begin flight training later this year.
Senior defence and industry sources say the Wedgetail, a modified Boeing 737-700 aircraft with a specially developed phased array radar, performed well in flight tests over the Northern Territory a fortnight ago.
Ten days ago, a Wedgetail aircraft flying out of Canberra with senior defence officials on board also performed satisfactorily, with its radar detecting RAAF F/A-18 fighters from Williamtown air base, near Newcastle.
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