Boeing 737-700 Wedgetail First Flight

Boeing is offering its Next-Generation 737-700 increased gross weight (IGW) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force for Project Wedgetail, an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) system.
The AEW&C system combines the new high-performance Boeing 737-700 IGW aircraft with the Northrop Grumman Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar. Included in the platform are an advanced identification friend or foe (IFF) system; an expanded, passive surveillance system; a flexible, open-system architecture and a highly effective self-defense capability. The 737-700 features state-of-the-art avionics, navigation equipment and flight deck. It has a maximum speed of .78 Mach and an operational ceiling of 41,000 feet.