Question follow-through · 46689
Boeing E-7: Radar
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to replace the Multi-role Electronically Scanned-Array radar on the E-7A Wedgetail fleet with a US-developed replacement.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 25 Apr 2025 · 3 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
22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to replace the Multi-role Electronically Scanned-Array radar on the E-7A Wedgetail fleet with a US-developed replacement.
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Apr 2025
Answer published
There are no plans to replace the existing Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar currently fitted on the UK E-7 Wedgetail Fleet.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ajax Vehicles: Safety
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Ajax Vehicles
30 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any issues have been reported to his Department on the Ajax armoured vehicle’s ability to fire on the move.
Boeing E-7: Repairs and Maintenance
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Boeing E-7: Costs
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Boeing E-7
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Boeing E-7
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