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Ukraine: Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of Tranche 1 Typhoon jets being repurposed for deployment in Ukraine.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
11 Mar 2025
Answer
11 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of Tranche 1 Typhoon jets being repurposed for deployment in Ukraine.

  2. 11 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence has assessed the relative merits and downsides of donating Typhoon Tranche 1 jets to Ukraine multiple times. In August 2023, Denmark and the Netherlands announced they would donate up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, which is si...

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