F-35 Aircraft: Spare Parts
Commons · Question 57643 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any contractual requirements that would prevent the UK from withdrawing from the F35 global spare parts pool.
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 16 Jun 2025
The UK Government does not have a contract with the F-35 global spares pool. The prime contractors for the F-35 programme, [the US companies Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney,] operate the F-35 global spares pool on behalf of the F35 programme, incl...