Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 2108
Future Combat Air System
Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 19 September 2024
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much spending on the (a) Future Combat Air System and (b) Global Combat Air Programme he plans to defer from the current financial year.
Answer
Maria EagleThe UK expects to invest over £1.3 billion in the Future Combat Air System/Global Combat Air Programme and the associated Team Tempest R&D programme, in the current financial year.