Question follow-through · 4751
Typhoon Aircraft: Radar
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress the Royal Air Force has made on the ECRS Mk2 E-Scan radar procurement.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 19 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress the Royal Air Force has made on the ECRS Mk2 E-Scan radar procurement.
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Sept 2024
Answer published
The European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2 programme has achieved several positive milestones in the past four months, notably passing the production radar system Critical Design Review (CDR) in June 2024 and the completion of prototype ground testing on...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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