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Boeing E-7

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 67825

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the second Royal Air Force E-7 Wedgetail airframe (WT002) did not conduct test flights during the period when WT001 was grounded.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The three aircraft arrived at the modification facility at STS Aviation Services in Birmingham between January 2021 and October 2022. Given their staggered arrival, the aircraft modification programmes are at varying degrees of completion.

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