Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional capabilities the procurement of EuroRadar Captor-E active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars would give to the Royal Air Force's Typhoon fleet.

The Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar requirement is being taken forward through the E-Scan programme, which was endorsed as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. Under current planning, this programme will provide Typhoon Tranche 3 aircraft with a world-leading electronic radar capability, including much greater range detection of air-to-air adversaries, and improved electronic attack, jamming and deception capabilities.