Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Monday, 16 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Global Combat Air Programme: Expenditure
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116025 on Global Combat Air Programme: Expenditure, if he will provide an itemised breakdown of the £2 billion.
- Answer
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Over £2 billion has been spent on Future Combat Air System/Global Combat Air Programme (FCAS/GCAP) and the associated Team Tempest research and development programme.
This can be broken down as follows:
Concepting/Design – over £800 million
Enablers and Infrastructure – over £60 million
Technology Development and Demonstrators – over £1.4 billion
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 120900
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Subjects
- Expenditure Global combat air programme
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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