To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Typhoon Tranche 1's have been (a) retired from service and (b) donated to Ukraine since February 2022; and what his Department's policy is for disposing of these planes.
Answered on
19 December 2023
Since February 2022 no Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft have been retired from RAF service or donated to Ukraine.
The Tranche 1 fleet will undergo a Reduce to Produce programme to strip them of useable parts to contribute to the Typhoon fleets spares inventory.
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Ministry of Defence