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F-35 Aircraft

Asked by Melanie WardLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 11704

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK components supplied to the F-35 programme are coded using the NATO codification system.

Answered by Maria Eagle

F-35 Components are owned by the US Department of Defence and managed in a Global Spares Pool. The F-35 components within the Global Spares Pool are not subject to NATO Codification.

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