Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 121204

Air Force: Military Aircraft

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the capabilities of DARPA’s SPeed and Runway INdependent Technologies (SPRINT) program X-76 aircraft for the Royal Air Force.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The UK Ministry of Defence has an ongoing relationship with DARPA, which ranges from information sharing to active collaboration on specific projects. No specific engagement has been undertaken on the SPRINT Programme, nor assessment of the X-76 demonstra...
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