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F-35 Aircraft

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 56843

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding required to certify relevant F-35 variants as dual capable aircraft.

Answered by Maria Eagle

We will be examining ways in which the UK could enhance support to NATO's nuclear mission. There are many options for how we might do this, and no decisions have been made. We will announce decisions on the UK's future combat air requirement in due course as part of the Defence Investment Plan.

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