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F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 91099

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2025 to WPQ 88205, when the remaining 7 F-35 aircraft ordered from Lockheed Martin under Tranche 1 will be delivered.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Department expects to have received all seven F-35B aircraft ordered in Production Lot 17 by the end of April 2026.

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