Question follow-through · 68354
Early Warning Systems: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with NATO allies on the potential procurement of Saab’s GlobalEye as a replacement for the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System fleet.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Ministry of Defence: Written Questions · 29 Aug 2025
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- Air Force: Boeing E-7 · 29 Aug 2025
- RAF Fairford: Air Displays · 29 Aug 2025
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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
16 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with NATO allies on the potential procurement of Saab’s GlobalEye as a replacement for the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System fleet.
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2025
Answer published
Procurement decisions by any other NATO nation are fully a matter for that nation and NATO. The MOD will continue with its procurement of Wedgetail to meet national and NATO requirements for Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) which will be i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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