Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total cost of the extension to the Sentry Whole Life Support Programme, awarded in October 2016.
The cost of the Sentry Whole Life Support Programme (WLSP) contract extension, which was awarded to Northrop Grumman in October 2016, is £309 million.
The WLSP programme will provide technical and maintenance services to the Sentry E-3D airborne early warning aircraft until 2025. The extension takes the total cost of the programme to £1 billion.