NATO officials, mulling upgraded AWACS, inspect P&W's 707

NATO officials charged with helping to determine whether to upgrade the alliance's fleet of 17 AWACS aircraft yesterday inspected a Boeing 707 powered with Pratt&Whitney JT8D-219 engines. The engines, more efficient than the aging P&W JT3Ds that now power the 707-based AWACS, would be compared with...

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