UK won’t reveal issues raised in restricted F-35 report

Britain’s Ministry of Defence told Parliament that handling restrictions prevent it from detailing the issues raised in a restricted F-35 program report. The ministry said it considers the report alongside other information and that the findings have prompted no specific changes to British policy, plans or assumptions. The Pentagon marked the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2026 annual F-35 review as controlled unclassified information and has no current plans to release it publicly. Britain is in discussions with the F-35 Joint Program Office on its next batch of aircraft, with deliveries expected from the early 2030s.