MPs Warn Delays and Funding Gaps Are Undermining UK’s F-35 Jet Programme

Damning report slams UK's 'complacent' £57billion fast jets programme

The Public Accounts Committee has come out guns blazing against a variety of problems it cites with the MoD acquisition of US military aircraft.

How much will it cost UK to arm jets with nuclear weapons? No one knows

The Commons spending watchdog has warned that a miscalculation about how many engineers will be needed for the RAF’s new F-35s has thrown doubt on the project

Damning report eviscerates UK's 'complacent' fast jets programme

Repeated delays to the UK's multibillion-pound F-35 fast jet programme, because of a lack of cash, has increased costs and harmed the plane's ability to fight, a report by MPs has said.

MoD still unclear on cost of RAF nuclear jet plan, MPs say

The Prime Minister announced in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A aircraft to potentially take part in airborne nuclear strikes. Ministers still do not know when RAF jets will be able to carry nuclear weapons or how much the project will cost, the Commons spending watchdog has found. Sir Keir Starmer announced at the Nato summit in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A jets which could join the alliance’s airborne nuclear mission. But,…

UK at risk over bungled F-35 fighter jets programme

The UK’s ability to fight a war is being compromised by “significant problems” in its F-35 fighter jets programme, the Commons spending watchdog has warned the Government. Keir Starmer announced at the Nato summit in June that Britain would purchase 12 F-35A jets to bolster the alliance’s airborne nuclear capabilities. But a report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee said ministers still do not know when the RAF jets will be able to carry n…

Public Accounts Committee takes UK F-35 programme to task for 'complacent short-termism'

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