The E-7A Wedgetail may still have a future as Air Force Secretary Troy Meink opened the door to working with Congress on further funding the program, despite the zeroed-out budget lines for the aircraft in the fiscal year 2027 request. In a House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing yesterday, Meink noted that, beyond the two fully funded, rapid-prototype aircraft in development, the service also has five additional aircraft on contract with Boeing for the engineering and manufacturing development phase. “The...