United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 53288
F-35 Aircraft: Components
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21 September 2022
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the security of British F-35s due to reports in the US that raw materials used for a component in that jet were produced in China.
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21 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the security of British F-35s due to reports in the US that raw materials used for a component in that jet were produced in China.
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28 September 2022
Answer
The Ministry of Defence's assessment is there are no security implications for the UK's F-35 Lightning Fleet arising from the use of raw materials that are non-compliant with the United States Government's acquisition regulations.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-21/53288
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1507462
- uk · wq-1507462 · source updated 28 September 2022