F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
Commons · Question 115519 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of F-35As that need to be procured to undertake training for the wider UK F-35 fleet and perform the tactical nuclear delivery mission.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 4 Mar 2026
The United Kingdom is purchasing at least 12 F-35A aircraft. The aircraft will allow the UK to participate in NATO's Dual Capable Aircraft (DCA) nuclear mission. The nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO DCA nuclear mission are United States (US) nuclear ...