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Boeing E-7: Procurement

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99730

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met his US counterpart to discuss the progress of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail programme.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Secretary of State for Defence regularly speaks with his US counterpart to discuss critical bilateral topics. Defence ministers, service chiefs, and officials frequently engage with their US counterparts on the E-7 programme. Most recently, the Chief of the Air Staff discussed it with his US counterpart in November 2025.

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