alert5 SG Boeing Conducts Successful First Flight of Australia's 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft A new era in airborne surveillance and command and control began today with the successful first flight of the Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control, or AEW&C aircraft for Australias Project Wedgetail.
alert5 SG more photos at airliners.net http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraftsearch=Boeing%20737-7ES%20Wedgetail&distinct_entry=true
Langley SG Article says it has a non-rotating radome. So is this an Aegis-type system with simultaneous 360 degree coverage?
cavsg SG yes, electronic scanned radar, at each end of the aircraft is the AN/AAQ-24(V) Infrared Countermeasure http://www.dsd.es.northropgrumman.com/dircm/ANAAQ24.html
eurofighter SG Could it be an equipment to collect flight data since it is still in the testing phase?