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Future Combat Air System: Finance

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 6 March 2026UIN 116027

The question

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

Answered by Luke Pollard

The current Financial Year (FY) is ongoing therefore, figures will be finalised within the Departmental Accounts once FY2025-26 has concluded.

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