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Sky Sabre: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 95418

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK jobs and air defences boost with purchase of new missile launchers, published on 22 August 2025, what estimate he has made of the total lifetime cost of the Land Ceptor missile systems.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The launchers will be supported by a wider support contract, Weapon Availability Support Programme (WASP) which will cover all future through life support for the entire Land Ceptor fleet, Sea Ceptor and the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) as well as other MBDA munitions. The contract is currently in negotiation.

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