F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what elements are included within the whole-life cost estimate of £57 billion for the F-35 programme.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The whole-life cost estimate includes procurement and sustainment of 138 F-35 aircraft to 2069, including technical infrastructure, weapons integration, and aircraft upgrades.
Within the development of the Defence Investment Plan, F-35A Dual Capable Aircraft costs are calculated in accordance with departmental policy.
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