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Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date did Project Matcha (a) start and (b) end.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
11 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date did Project Matcha (a) start and (b) end.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The then Secretary of State for Defence granted approval for Project MATCHA in May 2021. The final programme activity occurred through a Closure Board in November 2024.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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