Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 38677
Typhoon Aircraft: Decommissioning
Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025
Question
Navendu Mishra
Labour — Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of replacing retiring Tranche 1 Typhoon aircrafts with foreign-built aircraft on (a) BAE Systems sites at (i) Warton and (ii) Samlesbury and (b) the UK aerospac
Answer
Maria EagleThe RAF's fleet of Typhoon Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft will remain at the cutting-edge of the UK and NATO Combat Air power until at least 2040. The decision in 2021 to retire our oldest Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft was independent of the decision to procure Lo...
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