Aus's new "Wedgetail" Airborne Early Warning &

[n4292936]

A new era in Australian airborne surveillance was launched today with the first flight of the Royal Australian Air Force's new "Wedgetail" Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft.
http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2004/may/210504/DSCF0056_lo.jpg
http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2004/may/210504/DSCF0091_lo.jpg
http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2004/may/210504/DSCF0101_lo.jpg
http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2004/may/210504.cfm - video link is found here
Anyone have specs on this thing? ...and what are those protruding white pieces at the crest of the plane?

[bertfivesix]

What's the base aircraft? 737-700? 800 maybe?

And I believe many of the protrusions are communications and weather antennae.

[oldsoak]

Here you go fellas -

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/e-737.htm


http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/infoelect/737AEWC/

I think those white bits are VHF/UHF blade antenna and what looks like satcom stuff

rgds