Event Brief
House report backs $1.55B to revive E-7 Wedgetail
Filed: Jun 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: House Appropriations report directs $1.55B into Air Force RDT&E to keep the E-7 Wedgetail program alive.
WHO: House Appropriations Committee
WHAT: House report includes a budget maneuver to fund the E-7 Wedgetail via Air Force research, development, test and evaluation after OMB cuts other accounts.
WHEN: Jun 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The maneuver follows an OMB request to steer more than $1.55 billion into Air Force RDT&E to keep the E-7 Wedgetail airborne battle management jet program alive after the Pentagon moved to cancel it.
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