HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 c550W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money the Government has spent on research and development of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF); and what the estimated date is for the delivery of the JSF to the Ministry of Defence. [161244]

Mr. Ingram

To date, a total of £318 million has been spent on the Assessment (£144 million) and Demonstration (£174 million) phases of the Future Joint Combat Aircraft (FJCA) programme. This total includes our contributions to the JSF programme, as the means of meeting the FJCA requirement, and the costs associated with UK national activities.

While no final decisions have been taken, the FJCA in service date, based on current planning assumptions, is forecast to be 2012 with first aircraft delivery in 2010.

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