Question follow-through · 42021
Military Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34360 on Defence Equipment: Procurement, what discussions he has had with his (a) Italian and (b) Japanese counterpart on the inclusion of the Aermacchi M-346 fa
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 27 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 31 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 4 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34360 on Defence Equipment: Procurement, what discussions he has had with his (a) Italian and (b) Japanese counterpart on the inclusion of the Aermacchi M-346 fa
31 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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4 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Royal Air Force continuously researches and assesses options for the sustainment, enhancement and development of hardware and systems to maintain competitive advantage within the flying training system. The Aermacchi M346 fast jet trainer is one of se...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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