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Israel: F-35 Aircraft

Asked by Andy McDonaldLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 11 October 2024UIN 5323

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to negotiate an end-use agreement with F-35 programme supply chain and electronic stockpile management system counterparts to end the re-export of F-35s to Israel.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The UK Government has made an amendment to the F-35 Open General Export Licence (F-35 OGEL) in relation to F-35 items manufactured in the UK, which now cannot be directly exported to Israel. The US Government manages the sale of F-35 aircraft to Israel and the F-35 Global Supply Chain.

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