Military Aircraft

(asked on 8th November 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the air mobility fleet including the (a) C-137, (b) C-130J and (c) A400M were fit for purpose in each month since March 2021.


Answered by
Alex Chalk Portrait
Alex Chalk
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
This question was answered on 14th November 2022

Figures for the average number of Globemaster C-17, Hercules C-130J and Atlas A400M aircraft available and as a proportion of each fleet are given below.

Date

C-17

%

C-130J

%

A400M

%

Available

% of Fleet

Available

% of Fleet

Available

% of Fleet

1 March 2021

7

88

9

60

14

70

1 April 2021

7

88

9

60

13

65

1 May 2021

6

75

8

53

14

70

1 June 2021

6

75

8

53

13

65

1 July 2021

7

88

9

60

13

65

1 August 2021

7

88

9

60

13

65

1 September 2021

7

88

10

71

14

70

1 October 2021

7

88

10

71

14

70

1 November 2021

7

88

9

64

14

70

1 December 2021

7

88

8

57

13

65

1 January 2022

7

88

8

57

14

70

1 February 2022

7

88

8

57

14

70

1 March 2022

7

88

10

71

14

70

1 April 2022

7

88

9

64

13

65

1 May 2022

6

75

10

71

13

65

1 June 2022

6

75

10

71

14

70

1 July 2022

6

75

9

64

13

65

1 August 2022

7

88

9

64

14

70

1 September 2022

7

88

9

64

14

70

Figures are rounded to the nearest whole aircraft

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