AWACS: Procurement

(asked on 10th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the potential impact of the delay in the UK's E-7 Wedgetail aircraft fleet reaching Initial Operational Capability will have on RAF defence capability.


Answered by
Alec Shelbrooke Portrait
Alec Shelbrooke
This question was answered on 17th October 2022

Analysis to determine the timing of E-7 Wedgetail initial operational capability is ongoing, and will be confirmed when the Full Business Case is submitted towards the end of financial year 2022-23.

The United Kingdom remains part of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force.

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