Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 22 December 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11th December 2025 to question 90800 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the time taken to ensure that the programme has the required numbers of engineers on the ability to maintain the F-35 fleet.
- Answer
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The Department is taking measures to improve the recruitment and retention of engineers, whilst also increasing the number of engineers on the F-35 Lightning Force to improve availability.
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- 100556
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- 2024-26
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- Procurement F-35 aircraft Engineers
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