Spending chief welcomes fighter jet milestone

Bernard Gray, the Chief of Defence Materiel, said the military is on target for operational capability on land and at sea with the aircraft. It comes after the MoD signed the contract for the first 14 jets, some of which will fly from HMS Queen Elizabeth when she is based in Portsmouth. Mr Gray said: ‘Signing the contract paves the way for the first batch of operational combat aircraft.

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