The case for funding GCAP rests on preserving an aviation industry able to develop fighters independently of the United States. Access to construction work, British jobs and new technology depends on investing in the programme. Cutting-edge equipment is expected to require substantial spending, even when cost-effectiveness remains a goal. Technologies developed for the aircraft could also feed drone programmes and other systems.
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GCAP investment and industrial sovereignty
The case for GCAP funding connects fighter development with British industrial capacity, jobs and technologies for other systems.