Global Combat Air Programme
2026-07-13 · Ministry of Defence · 18704 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the latest project milestones for the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answer
Work is ongoing with our GCAP partners Japan and Italy where the programme's ambition remains to deliver an aircraft into service from 2035, and the detailed milestones will be agreed following the completion of the Concept and Assessment phase.