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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Global Combat Air Programme (11 December 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the Global Combat Air Programme.

Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)

Answer

On 14 December 2023, the Secretary of State met with his Japanese and Italian counterparts in Tokyo to sign the GCAP Treaty, signifying a landmark milestone in the Global Combat Air Programme.

This Treaty will establish the GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO), which will work to support timely programme delivery and an in-service date of 2035. The GIGO, to be located in the UK, will be responsible for delivering vital military capability, strengthening each country’s combat air industrial capability, and achieving value for money.

A transcript for the statement made on 18 December 2023 by the Defence Secretary on the Global Combat Air Programme Treaty can be found here - https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-12-18/debates/774DA45D-51D9-42C7-A050-5C5C9F5CADCD/GlobalCombatAirProgrammeTreaty


Answered by:
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
19 December 2023

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