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Gibraltar: Military Aircraft

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85028

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his Spanish counterpart on allowing UK military aircraft (a) arriving at and (b) departing from Gibraltar to use Spanish airspace.

Answered by Al Carns

The Defence Secretary meets regularly with his Spanish counterpart to discuss a range of issues of shared strategic interest. These recent interactions have not included discussion on the transit through Spanish airspace of UK military aircraft arriving at or departing from RAF Gibraltar.

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