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F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) total, (b) procurement and (c) sustainment cost of the F-35 Lightning II programme; and whether that programme has been delayed from its original schedule.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
11 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
16 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) total, (b) procurement and (c) sustainment cost of the F-35 Lightning II programme; and whether that programme has been delayed from its original schedule.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Portfolio data is published annually in support of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Annual Report which includes a budget baseline and the latest HM Treasury approved estimates in respect of whole life costs. The reports are published here:...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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