Type 45 Destroyers: Guided Weapons
(asked on 9th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Navy has budgeted for the Sea Viper Evolution programme; and how much and what proportion of that budget has been spent as of 9 January 2023.
This question was answered on 17th January 2024
Sea Viper Evolution is a Ministry of Defence acquisition programme, situated within the Strategic Programmes (Complex Weapons) portfolio. As of 9 January 2024, £107 million of £329 million has been spent.
The UK is now firmly part of the tri-national programme which ensures our requirements, work share, and timescales are fully considered as and when the programme moves into the Manufacture Phase.