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F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

Commons · Question 92955 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there were any stipulations regarding financial penalties if all 48 F - 35 fighter jets were not supplied by December 2025 in the original contract with Lockheed Martin.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 25 Nov 2025

The F-35 Joint Program Office orders aircraft for the F-35 Partner Nations through annual production contracts. The seven F-35B aircraft in production contract Lot 17 should have been delivered by the end of 2025. The Department anticipates four of those ...