F-35 Aircraft
(asked on 19th March 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the difference in (a) purchase and (b) running cost between the (i) F-35A and (ii) F-35B variants.
This question was answered on 28th March 2025
The purchase price of an F-35A is estimated to be 15% less than the cost of an F-35B.
The running cost of an F-35A is estimated to be 8% less than an F-35B.