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Future Combat Air System

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 5 September 2024UIN 2107

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the (a) Future Combat Air System and (b) Global Combat Air Programme in the current financial year.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The UK has invested around £223 million during this financial year in the Future Combat Air System/Global Combat Air Programme and the associated Team Tempest R&D programme.

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