Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timescale is for agreeing the full business case for the E-7 Wedgetail programme.
The Wedgetail Full Business Case is planned for submission in March 2024, and an approval is expected from the Ministry of Defence in late 2024. The Wedgetail aircraft will commence flying for early stages of testing in 2024, with delivery into service with the RAF in autumn 2025.