An Australian air warning aircraft and e-7a wedgetail control arrived in Poland to participate in a mission of Take. The announcement was made by Poland’s Minister of Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, through his social network account.
In the coming weeks, the E-7A should start its operations from the 32nd Tactical Aviation Baselocated in the city of łask, in the center of Poland. Its main objective will be to control the airspace and coordinate operations in the EAST FLAG of the Atlantic Alliance.
This is the first time That an E-7a Wedgetail aircraft operates directly from the Polish territory, marking a significant step in strengthening air defense in the region.
Double Mission: NATO and support for Ukraine
In addition to its functions at NATO, the aircraft should also provide Intelligence Support to Ukraineespecially during attacks with missiles and Russian drones. It is speculated that Wedgetail will assist in detection, tracking and designation of targetsincreasing the effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense.
This is not the first Australian contribution in this context: by 2023, a Wedgetail had already performed recognition missions from Germany in support of Ukraine.
Meet E-7a Wedget
E-7a Wedgetail is a control and control aircraft equipped with a state -of -the -art radarsecondary radar system and tactical voice and data communications. The platform is based on a Boeing 737 Next Generation modified.
Unlike classic models of Awac aircraft, Wedgetail uses a Fixed active electronic scanning antennawhich offers faster and more accurate detection, replacing traditional rotating radars.
Originally developed for the Australian Air Forcethe e-7a was also adopted by other air forces: in Türkiye with the designation e-7T, in South Korea as part of your own AWACS program, and in United Kingdom Under the name Wedgetail Aew1.
Source and images: X @KosinikKamysz | militarnyi. This content was created with the help of AI and revised by the editorial team.
