Speaking to Reuters, Brig Gen Michael Gschossmann, general manager of the NATO AEW&C Programme Management Agency, says the alliance might switch to the Boeing 737 AEW&C platform to replace the aging Gschossmann says the 737 has the capacity for new capabilities, such as operating drones for expanded surveillanceIn the 1990s the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) intention of purchase AWACS aircraft led to the development of the E767 due to closure of Boeing 707 production line The E767, also known as the 767 AWACS, leverages the Sentry capabilities using a Boeing 7670ER airframe instead of the 7073(C2) platform in the AWACS aircraft The fleet, however, is aging rapidly and with rising operational costs and no source of sustainable replacement parts The principal purpose of this research was to discuss the future of the Air Force's Sentry fleet and the potential replacement for the next generation AWACS
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