AWACS: Procurement
(asked on 22nd January 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to renegotiate the E-7 Wedgetail contract with the prime contractor.
This question was answered on 27th January 2021
In March 2019, HM Treasury and the Ministry of Defence approved the procurement of five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, with the first expected to enter service with the Royal Air Force in 2023. The associated contracts are continually reviewed to ensure that they remain relevant to the required output.