F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

(asked on 3rd September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19556 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, whether he has commenced negotiations with the multinational Joint Program Office regarding the second tranche.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 11th September 2026

Discussions with the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) are ongoing regarding the procurement profiles and delivery schedule for the next batch of F-35 Lightning aircraft.

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