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F-35 Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 28915 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deep maintenance and corrosion inspection of the F-35 fleet.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 18 Sep 2026

The UK is following the F-35 Joint Program Office-directed maintenance policy for corrosion inspection. All aircraft types undertake corrosion inspection and maintenance throughout their life. This activity is well under way on the UK F-35 fleet and will ...