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Military Aircraft: Decommissioning

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46191

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out of service date is of all Royal Air Force planes.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The out of service date for all Departmental owned fleets of the Royal Air Force is as follows:

Atlas 2050

C-17 Globemaster 2040

Chinook 2040

F-35 Lightning 2069

Hawk T1 2030

Hawk T2 2040

Poseidon 2045

Protector 2040

Rivet Joint 2035

Reaper 2025

Shadow 2030

Typhoon 2040

Viking 2028

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