Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative). It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Monday, 18 January 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
F-35 Programme
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the cost, operational capacity and reliability of the F-35 programme.
- Answer
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I had a successful bilateral meeting with Bob Work, the US Deputy Secretary of Defence, only last Friday, at which the F-35 programme came up. Aircraft costs are in line with estimates, operational capability is expanding and fleet reliability is improving as more aircraft come on stream and into the programme, and logistic support increases. The aircraft remains on schedule to meet our initial operating capability in December 2018.
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 903063
- 604 cc1127-8
- Session
- 2015-16
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- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Costs F-35 aircraft
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