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F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88001

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 23 of the Fifty First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-26 on The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC 1232, published on 31 October 2025, what progress has he made on delivering new infrastructure for 809 Naval Air Squadron by 2029.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Department is considering the PAC report in detail and will respond to its findings in detail through the Treasury Minute process.

New infrastructure for the Naval Air Programme continues to be progressed with a current completion target of the first quarter of 2030.

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