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Air Force: Boeing E-7

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 68357

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) radar and (b) battle management systems were activated during the Royal Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail test flight on 10 July 2025.

Answered by Maria Eagle

This flight was a post-modification test flight to confirm the aircraft systems function correctly. Mission system testing will commence in autumn 2025 as part of a planned Test and Evaluation schedule.

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