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Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Friday, 25 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2022. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 March 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


F-35 Aircraft: Guided Weapons

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason SPEAR integration on the F-35b has been delayed.

Answer

The scheduled delivery dates for METEOR and SPEAR 3 have been delayed owing to prioritisation in the overall F-35 development programme, managed by the US led F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO). SPEAR 1 (Paveway 4) has already been integrated on UK F-35B Lightning aircraft.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
129758
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
F-35 aircraft Guided weapons
Link
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