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Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 2021 (named day). It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Monday, 19 July 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


F-35 Aircraft: Guided Weapons

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of integrating a (a) ASRAAM, (b) Paveway IV guided bomb and (c) SPEAR 3 long-range precision weapon onto the F-35B Lightning II.

Answer

The estimated costs of integrating ASRAAM, Paveway IV and SPEAR Cap 3 weapons onto the F-35 Lightning are as follows: ASRAAM: £47 million, Paveway IV: £103 million, SPEAR Cap 3: £170 million.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33136
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Costs F-35 aircraft Guided weapons
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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