Boeing booked two Air Force contract modifications totaling $2.43 billion on March 13, 2026 for the E-7A Wedgetail program. Cumulative E-7A contract value now stands at roughly $5.01 billion. Coverage from GovCon Wire.
What's funded
- $2.33B — Rapid Prototype Airborne Mission Segment contract option exercise
- $99.3M — Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Multi-Role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar work
Performance
Locations: Seattle, Washington; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Huntsville, Alabama; and Heath, Ohio. Completion expected August 10, 2032. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom AFB, administers the contract.
Why this matters
E-7A replaces the aging E-3 Sentry AWACS. The Rapid Prototype option exercise is the production-ramp signal — Air Force needs the airborne early-warning capacity online before E-3 sundown. The DMS radar work addresses obsolescence in the Northrop Grumman MESA radar's component supply.
What to do
- Avionics MRO and depot subs: Oklahoma City + Heath are the primary integration sites
- RF/T/R-module suppliers: MESA DMS work means second-source qualification opportunities