Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 63225

F-35 Aircraft

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for manufacturing 12 new F-35 A jets.

Answer

Maria Eagle

The UK will purchase 12 new F-35A fighter jets and join NATO’s dual capable aircraft nuclear mission in a major boost for national security. The Secretary of State for Defence has said he expects those F-35As to start being delivered before the end of the...

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