We welcome the establishment of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), which will be one of the UK’s most significant defence programmes over the next decade and beyond. If delivered as planned, GCAP will enable the UK to retain national sovereignty in combat air, providing a vital military capability in an increasingly volatile world. We also recognise the opportunities the programme brings to deepen the UK’s relationships with its allies and to shore up defence industrial capacity. (Conclu...

We welcome the establishment of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), which will be one of the UK’s most significant defence programmes over the next decade and beyond. If delivered as planned, GCAP will enable the UK to retain national sovereignty in combat air, providing a vital military capability in an increasingly volatile world. We also recognise the opportunities the programme brings to deepen the UK’s relationships with its allies and to shore up defence industrial capacity. (Conclusion, Paragraph 13) Structures and partnerships Type: conclusion | Number: 1 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: We welcome the Committee’s assessment of Global Combat Air Programme’s (GCAP) military and strategic importance. GCAP is being designed to ensure the UK is able to outmatch adversaries for decades to come, incorporating the most advanced technologies to deliver a sixth- generation capability as part