Question follow-through · 43232

A400m Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of the former Secretary of State's plans to purchase more Airbus A400M aircraft.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 1 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 7 Apr 2025
Answer: 8 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of the former Secretary of State's plans to purchase more Airbus A400M aircraft.
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
All capability requirements, including those for tactical airlift, are being considered as part of the Strategic Defence Review process.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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