The UK has released additional funding for the Tempest future fighter. (Team Tempest)

The United Kingdom has released a further tranche of funding for the Tempest, announcing an additional multimillion-pound investment in the future fighter aircraft it is developing under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Announced on 14 April, the GBP656 million (USD823 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems as the UK prime contractor for the GCAP programme that was launched with Italy and Japan in December 2022. This contract extension forms part of more than GBP2 billion worth of UK government spending committed to the project up to May 2025, as announced in the 2021 Defence Command Paper.

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension […] to progress the concepting and technology of the next-generation combat aircraft, known as Tempest in the UK,” BAE Systems said. “The new funding will build on the ground-breaking science, research, and engineering already completed under the first phase of the contract delivered by UK Tempest partners BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, and Rolls-Royce.”

The UK has released additional funding for the Tempest future fighter. (Team Tempest)

The United Kingdom has released a further tranche of funding for the Tempest, announcing an additional multimillion-pound investment in the future fighter aircraft it is developing under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Announced on 14 April, the GBP656 million (USD823 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems as the UK prime contractor for the GCAP programme that was launched with Italy and Japan in December 2022. This contract extension forms part of more than GBP2 billion worth of UK government spending committed to the project up to May 2025, as announced in the 2021 Defence Command Paper.

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension […] to progress the concepting and technology of the next-generation combat aircraft, known as Tempest in the UK,” BAE Systems said. “The new funding will build on the ground-breaking science, research, and engineering already completed under the first phase of the contract delivered by UK Tempest partners BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, and Rolls-Royce.”

The UK has released additional funding for the Tempest future fighter. (Team Tempest)

The United Kingdom has released a further tranche of funding for the Tempest, announcing an additional multimillion-pound investment in the future fighter aircraft it is developing under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Announced on 14 April, the GBP656 million (USD823 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems as the UK prime contractor for the GCAP programme that was launched with Italy and Japan in December 2022. This contract extension forms part of more than GBP2 billion worth of UK government spending committed to the project up to May 2025, as announced in the 2021 Defence Command Paper.

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension […] to progress the concepting and technology of the next-generation combat aircraft, known as Tempest in the UK,” BAE Systems said. “The new funding will build on the ground-breaking science, research, and engineering already completed under the first phase of the contract delivered by UK Tempest partners BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, and Rolls-Royce.”

The UK has released additional funding for the Tempest future fighter. (Team Tempest)

The United Kingdom has released a further tranche of funding for the Tempest, announcing an additional multimillion-pound investment in the future fighter aircraft it is developing under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Announced on 14 April, the GBP656 million (USD823 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems as the UK prime contractor for the GCAP programme that was launched with Italy and Japan in December 2022. This contract extension forms part of more than GBP2 billion worth of UK government spending committed to the project up to May 2025, as announced in the 2021 Defence Command Paper.

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension […] to progress the concepting and technology of the next-generation combat aircraft, known as Tempest in the UK,” BAE Systems said. “The new funding will build on the ground-breaking science, research, and engineering already completed under the first phase of the contract delivered by UK Tempest partners BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, and Rolls-Royce.”

The UK has released additional funding for the Tempest future fighter. (Team Tempest)

The United Kingdom has released a further tranche of funding for the Tempest, announcing an additional multimillion-pound investment in the future fighter aircraft it is developing under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Announced on 14 April, the GBP656 million (USD823 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems as the UK prime contractor for the GCAP programme that was launched with Italy and Japan in December 2022. This contract extension forms part of more than GBP2 billion worth of UK government spending committed to the project up to May 2025, as announced in the 2021 Defence Command Paper.

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension […] to progress the concepting and technology of the next-generation combat aircraft, known as Tempest in the UK,” BAE Systems said. “The new funding will build on the ground-breaking science, research, and engineering already completed under the first phase of the contract delivered by UK Tempest partners BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, and Rolls-Royce.”

The UK has released additional funding for the Tempest future fighter. (Team Tempest)

The United Kingdom has released a further tranche of funding for the Tempest, announcing an additional multimillion-pound investment in the future fighter aircraft it is developing under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Announced on 14 April, the GBP656 million (USD823 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems as the UK prime contractor for the GCAP programme that was launched with Italy and Japan in December 2022. This contract extension forms part of more than GBP2 billion worth of UK government spending committed to the project up to May 2025, as announced in the 2021 Defence Command Paper.

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension […] to progress the concepting and technology of the next-generation combat aircraft, known as Tempest in the UK,” BAE Systems said. “The new funding will build on the ground-breaking science, research, and engineering already completed under the first phase of the contract delivered by UK Tempest partners BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, and Rolls-Royce.”