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F-35 Aircraft: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to strengthen the UK’s place within the international F-35 Lightning II supply chain programme.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to strengthen the UK’s place within the international F-35 Lightning II supply chain programme.

  2. 3 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The F-35 programme is not a workshare programme. It is a competitive international supply chain where F-35 work is won and secured on merit. The UK has been successful in securing F-35 work to date and are well placed to secure work in the future. Through...

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