Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 67824

Boeing E-7

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 21 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

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

Maria Eagle

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 fligh...

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