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Global Combat Air Programme

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 89771

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of including directed energy weapons in the specification for the Global Combat Air Programme.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), has considered a wide range of existing and future weapon capabilities to meet the evolving threat.

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