Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17836

Typhoon Aircraft: Global Combat Air Programme

Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

ConservativeFylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Typhoon upgrade programme for the transition to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Answer

Luke Pollard
As well as ensuring Typhoon remains a credible and robust combat air capability over the coming decades able to operate alongside F35 and GCAP, the Typhoon upgrade programme set out in the Defence Investment Plan (including Long Term Evolution) helps gene...

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