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Hawk Aircraft: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 7: Spending on the Air Domain, what is the scope of the £860m funding for the Hawk T1 and T2.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
10 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 7: Spending on the Air Domain, what is the scope of the £860m funding for the Hawk T1 and T2.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The £860 million is to maintain the safe operation of the Hawk T1 and Hawk T2 until the arrival of the Jet Training System. This will replace the Hawk T2 training aircraft that does not meet future training demands, ahead of the UK Military Flying Trainin...

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