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.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 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.

  2. 12 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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