Written question asked by Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 24 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 April 2016. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Monday, 11 April 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
F-35 Aircraft
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the time taken in Block 3F testing of the F-35B Lightning II mission systems software on the planned commencement of formal initial operational test and evaluation development of that aircraft.
- Answer
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The development and associated flight testing of the Block 3F software is due to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2017. This will allow operational test and evaluation to commence in time to support the UK's planned Initial Operating Capability of December 2018.
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- 32558
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- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Software Testing F-35 aircraft
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