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Govt to buy F-35A jets to support Nato mission
Bangkok Post
|June 26, 2025
Britain will reintroduce fighter jets capable of carrying atomic weapons to support Nato's nuclear mission, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said ahead of the Nato summit yesterday.
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The country will purchase 12 nuclear weapon-capable F-35A fighters, expanding the country's deterrence arsenal, which is currently limited to submarine-launched missiles.
"These F35 dual capable aircraft will herald a new era for our world-leading Royal Air Force and deter hostile threats that threaten the UK and our Allies," Mr Starmer said in a statement.
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte was quoted in the statement as saying: "I strongly welcome today's announcement," calling it "yet another robust British contribution to Nato".
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