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Gaza: F-35 Aircraft

Asked by Apsana BegumLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 19044

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether F-35 fighter jets used by the Israel Defence Force in operations in Gaza contain components made in the UK.

Answered by Maria Eagle

F-35 components produced in the UK are crucial to the production and support of the global F-35 fleet and UK produced components are present on every F-35 aircraft.

UK suppliers do not have control of the components once they are exported from the UK and are placed in the global spares pool or on the aircraft assembly lines.

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