Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 19734

Global Combat Air Programme

Tabled: 12 December 2024

Answered: 19 December 2024

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the cost of the Tempest platform as a (a) uncrewed and (b) piloted platform.

Answer

Maria Eagle

AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...

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