Spending chief welcomes fighter jet milestone

Contracts for the first batch of fighter jets for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers have been hailed as a key milestone by the Ministry of Defence’s spending chief.

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.

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