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Typhoon Aircraft: Decommissioning

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

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
24 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 19 Mar 2025

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  3. 24 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The 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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