The air table directs £5.4 billion to Typhoon, £8.6 billion to GCAP, £2.2 billion to F-35, and £2.4 billion to Voyager. Within that portfolio, the P-8 Poseidon force is singled out as too small for the North Atlantic patrol burden implied by the plan's uncrewed systems and ASW emphasis. The future jet training system receives £360 million while supporting the existing Hawks costs £860 million over the same four years. That comparison casts doubt on whether the replacement line can deliver a British-built training system at the stated price. The allocations support several sensible capabilities but leave important fleet-size and replacement questions unresolved.
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Air allocations leave P-8 numbers and Hawk replacement exposed
The air spending table reveals limited P-8 growth and a future trainer budget smaller than the four-year cost of supporting the Hawks it must replace.