To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of monthly flight hours by Poseidon-8 aircraft was in each year since 2019.
Answered on
8 September 2023
The average monthly flying hours for the F-35B Lightning and Poseidon fleets are given in the table below.
Financial Year | F-35B Lightning | Poseidon |
2019-20 | 160 | 30 |
2020-21 | 140 | 80 |
2021-22 | 210 | 150 |
2022-23 | 180 | 190 |
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
Poseidon entered service in late 2019 so the average figure is calculated on a partial year.
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Ministry of Defence