Storm Fighter

Agency

UK Royal Air Force / UK Ministry of Defence

Acronym

CCA

Budget

£300M (~$401M) — UK Defence Investment Plan program-category line, not a confirmed per-vendor award

Phase

Concept/demonstrator competition; multiple vendor prototypes; flight trials targeted H2 2027

Domain

Air

• CompanyBAE SystemsBritish defense, security, and aerospace prime; UK industrial lead on GCAP (Tempest), builder of the Type 26/Hunter-class frigates and AMPV.

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What is Storm Fighter?

Storm Fighter is the UK Royal Air Force's sovereign Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, officially named at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference on 2026-07-16, seeking an autonomous 'loyal wingman' drone fighter to fly alongside Typhoon and Tempest. BAE Systems entered its self-funded Brontanax demonstrator, unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow on 2026-07-22, targeting flight trials in H2 2027. The program draws on a £300M UK Defence Investment Plan budget line (not a confirmed per-vendor award).

Which agency runs Storm Fighter?

Storm Fighter is run by UK Royal Air Force / UK Ministry of Defence and is also known as CCA.

What is the budget for Storm Fighter?

Storm Fighter has a budget of £300M (~$401M) — UK Defence Investment Plan program-category line, not a confirmed per-vendor award, currently in its Concept/demonstrator competition; multiple vendor prototypes; flight trials targeted H2 2027 phase.

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