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Lord Coaker (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 September 2026

Debate

Defence Spending

Contribution

Yes, I do. My noble friend makes an important point, because research and development is a battleground as well. If we can get in front of our adversaries in terms of the technological battle, that will make a real difference. I will lay this out to your Lordships’ House: the drone technology space is a competing space. If you can block your adversaries from communicating with their drones, ships or warplanes, you are halfway towards defeating them. Therefore, the technological space is crucially important. That is backed by the world-class research that we have in our country.

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