Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16677

Armed Forces: Digital Technology

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 23 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the common synthetic environment.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Common Synthetic Environment is Defence's secure digital proving ground. It is not a single simulator or software application. Rather, it is a connected and coherent ecosystem of data, models, simulations and AI services, built on Defence's Digital Ba...

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