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F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125437

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56964 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, on what dates did the Royal Air Force receive the remaining F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

Answered by Luke Pollard

On 13 March 2026, the UK accepted its 48th F-35B aircraft.

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