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.
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.