Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
(asked on 20th December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2016 to Question 57052, on joint strike fighter aircraft, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect that the ending of the System Development and Demonstration programme will have on the proposed initial operating capability for the UK F-35B in 2018 upon completion of Block 3F testing.
This question was answered on 10th January 2017
The F-35 System Development and Demonstration programme is planned to conclude on completion of Block 3F testing. UK F-35B Lightning initial operating capability is scheduled to be at Block 3F standard and remains on track for 2018.