Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 July 2019. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Monday, 29 July 2019 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 benefits of training F35 pilots in (a) the UK and (b) the US.
- Answer
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The UK took the opportunity to embed personnel with the US Marine Corps and jointly develop the operational capability of the F35-B Lightning aircraft. By taking this collaborative approach, the UK has been able to train its personnel in advance of establishing our own Lightning footprint in the UK.
In July this year, personnel returned from the US to establish the Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Marham to enable the UK to conduct its own training.
The UK continues to work closely with its allies to develop the F-35 programme to ensure freedom of action having initially exploited this collaborative route to training.
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- 280228
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Training USA F-35 aircraft
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