Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2025 (named day). It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 21 July 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Boeing E-7
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the reasons for the nine-month gap between the first flight of the Royal Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail (WT001) in September 2024 and its subsequent test flight.
- Answer
-
Between delivery to STS Aviation and its first flight in September 2024 the aircraft has undergone significant structural modification to support the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar and mission systems. Since concluding previous flights in autumn 2024, the aircraft progressed into mission system installation as part of the build schedule.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 67824
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Air force Testing Boeing E-7
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2025-09-06 00:04:10 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-25/67824
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-25/67824
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-25/67824