Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 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, with reference to paragraph 5 of the Fifty First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-26 on The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC 1232, published on 31 October 2025, for what reason the out of service date was extended from 2048 to 2069.
- Answer
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The decision to extend the out-of-service date for the UK F-35B fleet to 2069 was made by the previous Government.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 88003
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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The UK's F-35 stealth fighter capability. Committee of Public Accounts fifty-first report
Monday, 20 October 2025
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
- Subjects
- Procurement F-35 aircraft
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- 2025-11-17 15:23:42 +0000
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