Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 26 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 October 2006. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Joint Strike Fighter

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent assessment is of the performance of the Joint Strike Fighter against overall performance requirements.

Answer: At the Joint Strike Fighter Critical Design Review in Spring 2006 the programme was found to be at an acceptable standard of maturity with the fundamental structural design substantially complete. Some residual risks were identified, consistent with the current stage of the programme, and mitigation plans are in place to manage them. We continue to monitor these risks to ensure that JSF remains on track to meet our performance requirements.

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