Written question asked by Stuart Anderson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Friday, 17 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Global Combat Air Programme
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the latest project milestones for the Global Combat Air Programme.
- Original answer
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For reasons of operational security, we do not comment on specific threat assessments relating to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia or on the security measures in place there.
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The answer was corrected by Luke Pollard (Labour)
on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
- Corrected answer
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For reasons of operational security, we do not comment on specific threat assessments relating to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia or on the security measures in place there.Work is ongoing with our GCAP partners Japan and Italy where the programme's ambition remains to deliver an aircraft into service from 2035, and the detailed milestones will be agreed following the completion of the Concept and Assessment phase.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 18704
- Session
- 2026-27
- Related items
- Subjects
- Global combat air programme
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- 2026-09-08 11:02:42 +0100
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