Military Aircraft: Sales

(asked on 29th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's surplus aircraft, by aircraft type, were disposed of by sale or gifting since January 2013; and what the military registrations were of each those surplus aircraft so disposed.


Answered by
Stuart Andrew Portrait
Stuart Andrew
Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
This question was answered on 5th February 2019

Information on aircraft sales and gifting from December 2016 to December 2018 is provided in the tables below. Further information outside of these dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Additionally, I am also withholding information on prices, costs and revenues, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests as well as relations between the United Kingdom and other states.

Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018

Aircraft Type

Tail Number

Jet Provost T5A

XW418

Harrier GR3

XZ994

Wessex

XS520/ XP137

Meteor

WH132

Wessex HC Mk2

XR528

Hawk TMk1

XX292/ XX226/ XX290/ XX175

Hunter T.8C

WV396

Jet Provost T5A

XW420

Bulldog

XX665

Tornado GR4

ZA549

Meteor F. Mk. 8

VZ568/7261M

Puma HC Mk1

XW208

Chinook HC Mk1

ZA717

Typhoon T3

ZJ800

Hercules C1/C3

XV200/ XV177

Lynx HMA Mk8

ZD566/ XZ722

Lynx AH Mk9A

ZG884/ ZG886/ ZG916

Wessex HU Mk5

XT771/ XT761

Sea King Mk4

ZF116

Lynx AH Mk9A

ZF539/ ZG887/ ZG888/ ZG914

Harrier T8

ZD990

Sea Harrier FA2

ZH807

The aircraft sales were made through a contractor under the marketing agreement held with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD does not hold details of contractor marketing routes.

Government to Government Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018

Aircraft Type

Tail Number

Sea King Helicopters

ZH544/ ZH545/ ZA295/ ZA296/ ZA299/ ZF117/ ZG821

Hercules Mk5

XH880/ XH886/ XH881/ XH884

Aircraft Gifting Cases: December 2016 – December 2018

Aircraft Type

Tail Number

Sea King HAR Mk3

XZ593

Lynx AH Mk7

ZD280

Hawk TMk1

XX308

Jaguar GR1

XX824

Wessex HC Mk2

XR529

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