F-35 Aircraft
(asked on 26th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential challenges of F-35 aircraft relying on US-managed support systems.
This question was answered on 2nd November 2026
The F-35 programme is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding that assures access to the US managed support system for all F-35 participants. The UK has been operating and supporting its F-35 aircraft successfully within the F-35 programme since 2012.