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 ...