In the first two episodes of this series, we explored the capability being developed by Team Tempest that will enable the UK, and particularly the Royal Air Force, to protect the country and meet potential threats.

In this episode we focus on the benefits that Team Tempest will deliver to the UK’s prosperity.

The UK government’s commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by April 2027, with an ambition to increase to 3% in the next Parliament, as economic and fiscal conditions allow, will see the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War.

Joining host Zevi Watmough to discuss how Team Tempest and the wider UK Defence sector are important contributors to the country’s future economic growth are:

• Clive Higgins, ADS VP Defence (Leonardo UK Chair & CEO)
• John Stocker, BAE Systems, Business Development Director, FCAS
• Mark Tivey, Rolls Royce, Business Development Director, Future Programmes, Combat Air

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In a special edition of the Future Horizons podcast, we join forces with InsideAir, the official podcast of the Royal Air Force, to investigate just how FCAS will address the Royal Air Force’s capability gap and what the aviators and engineers of the future can expect from this 6th generation capability.

Dave Morris, Leonardo, Head of Campaigns for Future Combat Air, GCAP and Mark Tivey, Rolls Royce, Business Development Director, Future Programmes, Combat Air join Group Captain Bill who leads the Requirement and Concepting team for the UK MOD to explore how the capability being developed by Team Tempest will be used by the Royal Air Force to meet this century’s evolving operational requirements.

Our thanks to Squadron Leader Peter Lisney and everyone at Inside Air for inviting us to talk about FCAS, GCAP and the work of Team Tempest. The InsideAIR podcast is a behind the wire view of the RAF, its people, technology and operations. You can listen to all episodes on Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Future Horizons is back with an all new cast and brand new artwork!

Just ahead of the Farnborough Air Show last year, the new UK Government launched its Strategic Defence Review shortly followed by its Defence Industrial Strategy, which aims to align national security with economy growth.

In this series, we focus on these strategies and the role that Team Tempest will play in their delivery, as part of the Global Combat Air Programme.

To help us to explore these themes, Business Development leads from our Team Tempest industrial partners will join us throughout this series, along with guests from the military and industrial sectors.

In episode 1, we ask why the UK's approach to Future Combat Air System is of vital importance to our national security and how it is being designed to meets the challenges of the 21st century battlespace.

Joining Zevi Watmough for this episode are:

• Douglas Barry, Senior Fellow from Military Aerospace, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and co-author of the IISS paper: Tempest - Build, Bye or Goodbye
• John Stocker, BAE Systems, Business Development Director, FCAS
• Dave Morris, Leonardo, Head of Campaigns for Future Combat Air, GCAP
• John McCullough, MBDA, Sales and Business Development Executive, FCAS
• Mark Tivey, Rolls Royce, Business Development Director, Future Programmes, Combat Air

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