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Tom Cole: “Earlier. They talked about eliminating what we call AWACs…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | Week of 5.11.26

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

And it was a very civil but very pointed discussion with the secretary. From an Oklahoma standpoint, we saw a big change in the Pentagon's posture. Earlier. They talked about eliminating what we call AWACs, what are called E3s. Now we've been arguing that they need to be replaced by a more modern plane called the E7 Wedgetail. We've already purchased two of those. They're not yet there. (04:12–04:59)

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Asserts that there was discussion about eliminating AWACs, also known as E3s.

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