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Team Tempest – the Ministry of Defence (MoD), BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and Rolls-Royce – is leading the effort alongside international partners to develop the high tech, next generation RAF combat aircraft more rapidly and cost effectively than previous programmes.
Diane Shaw, EMEA Aerospace, Defence and Security consulting leader, PwC, said: “As our research outlines, the scale of the Tempest programme is significant and expected to deliver wide-ranging benefits to the UK, stimulating investment in new technologies and promoting critical skills and capabilities that ensure the UK can continue to operate at the forefront of world-leading technology. The programme will stimulate R&D in regions most in need and generate wider economic benefits for these areas.”
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Brewing up a storm: Tempest ushers in new era for UK combat aviation
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When the UK revealed its Combat Air Strategy (CAS) at the Farnborough International Air Show in 2018, a main pillar of this strategy was ‘Team Tempest’. This team, comprising the Royal Air Force (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, and Rolls-Royce was tasked with developing the technologies, knowledge, skills, and expertise to build a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) capable of operating in the 2030s and beyond.