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Guided Weapons: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 29463

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of delivering Gravehawk.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The UK's financial contribution to the Gravehawk project is circa £13M.

The price of designing, producing and delivering the first two Gravehawk prototype systems was circa £6M and borne by the UK.

The price for the follow-on 15 Gravehawk systems is circa £14M, which is split 50:50 between the UK and Denmark.

The Gravehawk system is a bespoke air defence system rapidly developed for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and jointly funded by the United Kingdom and Denmark.

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