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21 May 2004
Project Wedgetail - First Flight
A
new era in Australian airborne surveillance
was launched today with the first flight of
the Royal Australian Air Force’s new "Wedgetail"
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft.
Defence
Minister Robert Hill said the first flight conducted
at Boeing Field in Seattle in the United States
was a significant milestone in the $3.4 billion
AEW&C project.
During
the flight, tests were made on the Wedgetail’s
systems and structures. The pilots were in constant
contact with test engineers monitoring the flight.
After touchdown, the aircraft was greeted by
Air Vice Marshal Norm Gray, head of the AEW&C
program.
Read
Ministerial Release: Wedgetail's First Flight
Background
Information: Defence Materiel Organisation -
AIR5077 Project Wedgetail
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