Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 28858

Military Aircraft: Training

Tabled: 4 February 2025

Answered: 10 February 2025

Named Day

Question

David Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total cost to the public purse of training personnel on jet aircraft in (a) the UK and (b) overseas in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the total training budget each represents.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) cost for the Fast Jet training element over the last 5 years was circa £500.4 million. That includes fixed and multiple variable costs such as fuel, instructor and trainee salary, infrastructure/accommodatio...

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