Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Monday, 17 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 July 2017. It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 July 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
F-35 Aircraft
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the risk assessment outcomes are which influenced his Department not to purchase the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node in order to facilitate secure signalling between the F35B and older aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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The F-35 has all necessary communications to enable interoperability with other UK and NATO capabilities. The UK has conducted recent trials, with exceptional results, into understanding, and then maximizing, communications between advanced and legacy capabilities.
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- 5467
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Defence equipment Communication Military aircraft F-35 aircraft Risk assessment
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