JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which software block is installed on each Lightning II delivered to his Department to date; [201932]

(2) from which low-rate initial production lot each Lightning II delivered to his Department to date came from. [201931]

Mr Dunne,Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (including Defence Exports): The Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of three aircraft to date. Two aircraft, ordered in low rate initial production (LRIP) 3, are at Block 1A software standard and one aircraft, ordered in LRIP 4, is at Block 2A standard.

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