Military Aircraft: Costs

(asked on 25th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) cost per flying hour and (b) expected through-life costs of the (i) C-130J and (ii) A400M.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 28th January 2021

Through life support costs include various elements of in-service support and related infrastructrure costs and therefore may not be directly comparable. However, the through life support costs for (i) C-130J and (ii) A400M are £3.5 billion and £6.8 billion respectively. These figures are based on out of service dates of 2035 and 2050 respectively. There are currently 14 aircraft in the C-130J fleet, compared to 20 A400Ms, rising to 22 by 2023.

I am withholding details of cost per flying hour as its release would prejudice commercial interests.

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