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Military Aircraft: Sonar

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 61969, tabled on 23 June 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration his Department has given to the future security, sustainability and capacity of the supply chain for sonobuoys used by the Royal Air Force.

Answered on

30 June 2025

The RAF has a robust mechanism for procurement of sonobuoys but continues to investigate alternative options to ensure supply chain resilience.