Question follow-through · 11704

F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK components supplied to the F-35 programme are coded using the NATO codification system.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
31 Oct 2024
Answer
5 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK components supplied to the F-35 programme are coded using the NATO codification system.

  2. 31 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    F-35 Components are owned by the US Department of Defence and managed in a Global Spares Pool. The F-35 components within the Global Spares Pool are not subject to NATO Codification.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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