AWACS: Procurement

(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is planned timetable is for the E-7 Wedgetail programme to enable the UK to contribute to NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control operations.


Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 14th November 2023

The E-7 Wedgetail will be available for NATO operations from its In-Service date with RAF crews having been trained and embedded within the Royal Australian Air Force Wedgetail Programme. UK personnel remain part of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&C F) Headquarters.

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