Future Combat Air System
Commons · Question 12149 · Tabled 31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of the Tempest programme.
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 7 Nov 2024
Tempest is the name used in the UK for the next generation combat aircraft being jointly developed with Japan and Italy under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). GCAP is an important programme, as the Prime Minister has stated, which is why the Defenc...