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UIN 45733
F-35 Aircraft: Engines
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2 September 2022
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13 September 2022 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what pans he has to upgrade the (a) RAF and (b) Fleet Air Arm F-35Bs with the (i) General Electric XA100 or (ii) Pratt & Whitney XA101 engine.
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2 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what pans he has to upgrade the (a) RAF and (b) Fleet Air Arm F-35Bs with the (i) General Electric XA100 or (ii) Pratt & Whitney XA101 engine.
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13 September 2022
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These engines will only be suitable for the F-35A and C variant and will not be compatible with the F-35B. An upgrade path for future F-35B propulsion upgrades is under development by the Joint Program Office. The UK Lightning fleet will continue to be up...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-02/45733
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1504180
- uk · wq-1504180 · source updated 13 September 2022