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Question follow-through · 49325

Boeing E-7: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the (a) modification and (b) integration processes for the second and third E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 May 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the (a) modification and (b) integration processes for the second and third E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.

  2. 7 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

    The modification of the second and third E-7 Wedgetail aircraft continues.The second Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar is fitted to aircraft two and the third MESA is on site and scheduled to be fitted in June 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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