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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Friday, 1 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Friday, 8 September 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Boeing P-8

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of monthly flight hours by Poseidon-8 aircraft was in each year since 2019.

Answer

The average monthly flying hours for the F-35B Lightning and Poseidon fleets are given in the table below.

Financial Year

F-35B Lightning

Poseidon

2019-20

160

30

2020-21

140

80

2021-22

210

150

2022-23

180

190

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

Poseidon entered service in late 2019 so the average figure is calculated on a partial year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
195701
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Boeing P-8
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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