F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
Commons · Question 100556 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11th December 2025 to question 90800 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the time taken to ensure that the programme has the required nu
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 22 Dec 2025
The Department is taking measures to improve the recruitment and retention of engineers, whilst also increasing the number of engineers on the F-35 Lightning Force to improve availability.