Question follow-through · 28915
F-35 Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deep maintenance and corrosion inspection of the F-35 fleet.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 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
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deep maintenance and corrosion inspection of the F-35 fleet.
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2026
Answer published
The UK is following the F-35 Joint Program Office-directed maintenance policy for corrosion inspection. All aircraft types undertake corrosion inspection and maintenance throughout their life. This activity is well under way on the UK F-35 fleet and will ...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
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