Boeing announced in a press release that it has just completed the first flight of the United Kingdom’s E-7 Wedgetail AWACS aircraft destined for the Royal Air Force. The E-7 Wedgetail is also planned to be the United States Air Force’s partial replacement for the aging E-3 Sentry. The US Air Force has recently awarded Boeing a $2.56 billion contract for the rapid development of two prototype E-7s for the service.