Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 87345

F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025, to Question 75999, on Submarines: Nuclear Weapons, whether the UK’s new F-35A air-launched nuclear capability will use sovereign warheads.

Answer

Luke Pollard
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 8 September 2025 to Question 70471. As confirmed when the Ministry of Defence announced our intention to participate in NATO’s nuclear mission, the nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO dual capable airc...
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