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Future Combat Air System: Expenditure

Asked by Sir Alec ShelbrookeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 24 June 2026UIN 9540

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total spend to date on the Tempest project, including pre-concept and early concept phases.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Since its inception, the UK Government has invested over £2 billion on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Tempest project. In addition to this, the project has attracted over £700 million of private investment since the programme began.

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