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Question follow-through · 25649

Boeing E-7

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the E-7 Wedgetail is in operational service with the RAF.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the E-7 Wedgetail is in operational service with the RAF.

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Wedgetail aircraft has yet to enter operational service.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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