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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 17 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 October 2022. It was answered by Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Military Aircraft: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the availability rates of the air mobility fleet including the (a) C-17, (b) C-130J and (c) A400M in each month since March 2021.

Answer

Monthly average Forward Available Fleet figures for the Globemaster C-17, Hercules C-130J and Atlas A400M for the period March 2021 to September 2022 are provided in the table below:

Monthly Average Forward Available Fleet

Month

C-17

C-130J

A400M

March 2021

7

9

14

April 2021

7

9

13

May 2021

6

8

14

June 2021

6

8

13

July 2021

7

9

13

August 2021

7

9

13

September 2021

7

10

14

October 2021

7

10

14

November 2021

7

9

14

December 2021

7

8

13

January 2022

7

8

14

February 2022

7

8

14

March 2022

7

10

14

April 2022

7

9

13

May 2022

6

10

13

June 2022

6

10

14

July 2022

6

9

13

August 2022

7

9

14

September 2022

7

9

14

  1. Figures are rounded to the nearest aircraft

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
63936
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Military aircraft Standards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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