Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 27439

F-35 Aircraft: Supply Chains

Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025

Question

Tristan Osborne

LabourChatham and Aylesford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to strengthen the UK’s place within the international F-35 Lightning II supply chain programme.

Answer

Maria Eagle
The F-35 programme is not a workshare programme. It is a competitive international supply chain where F-35 work is won and secured on merit. The UK has been successful in securing F-35 work to date and are well placed to secure work in the future. Through...

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