Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16527

Global Combat Air Programme

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investments are Japan and Italy making into the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Answer

Luke Pollard
The GCAP contract is funded by the three nations and the costs will be split to reflect the work undertaken by each nation, distributed based on equity principle and under a spirit of equal partnership.