Military Aircraft: Procurement
Commons · Question 125442 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential military applications of Vertical Aerosoace’s G-EVTA demonstrator further to its first piloted thrustborne transition on 6 April 2026.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 20 Apr 2026
The MOD encourages innovation in the aerospace sector. Capability and Innovation staff continually monitor the civil aerospace market for innovation which may have future military application against our requirements. The Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) hos...