Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, how much funding is allocated to the homeland air and missile defence programme.

The UK takes a whole-of-Government approach to combat air and missile threats, to which Defence contributes numerous capabilities. This pan-Defence, cross-Government Air and Missile Defence approach makes it challenging for the MOD to provide a specific overall cost for homeland air and missile defence. However, by way of example, the RAF is investing of over £1.2 billion in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), that will replace the Typhoon aircraft; the Army plans to spend more than £3 billion over the next 10 years on modernising its Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) capability; and Navy are investing in the future of the Type 45 air defence capability with Sea Viper Evolution, which is due to enter service in 2027.