Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 19044

Gaza: F-35 Aircraft

Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Apsana Begum

LabourPoplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether F-35 fighter jets used by the Israel Defence Force in operations in Gaza contain components made in the UK.

Answer

Maria Eagle
F-35 components produced in the UK are crucial to the production and support of the global F-35 fleet and UK produced components are present on every F-35 aircraft. UK suppliers do not have control of the components once they are exported from the UK and ...

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