Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 15532

Typhoon Aircraft

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, what is the scope of the Typhoon Long Term Evolution programme.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Typhoon Long Term Evolution (LTE) programme is the ongoing programme to sustain and progressively enhance the Typhoon force so that it remains operationally relevant into the 2040s and can continue to meet the UK's air defence and combat air requireme...

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