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Radar: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 14 October 2025UIN 77574

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects to spend on E-Scan radar procurement in each financial year of the current Parliament.

Answered by Luke Pollard

There is an approved budget of £2.35 billion to deliver the Eurofighter Common Radar System Mk2 within Eurofighter Phase 4 Enhancements to be fitted to RAF Typhoon aircraft. A number of contracts for development have been committed, with production and integration contracts to follow, which will deliver the capability into service by the end of the decade.

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