Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 119054

F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

ConservativeBridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who will (a) provide and (b) maintain nuclear weapons for use on the UK’s new F-35A aircraft.

Answer

Luke Pollard
As confirmed in June 2025 when the Ministry of Defence announced our intention to participate in NATO’s nuclear mission, the nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO dual capable aircraft nuclear mission are United States (US) nuclear weapons and the US reta...

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