The maritime discussion associates nearly £240 million with Project Pantheon and the development of autonomous jets for a hybrid carrier wing. Project Vanquish covers early trials of jet-powered drones intended to work alongside F-35Bs. The earlier autonomy table was read as £250 million for Pantheon, and the difference is not resolved. Testing these aircraft does not establish when a usable carrier capability will arrive.
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Pantheon and Vanquish begin with carrier-drone development and trials
The carrier-wing allocation supports autonomous-jet development and early trials, with operational delivery still to be demonstrated.