Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 65265
Armed Forces: Vehicles
Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on fitting military vehicles with direct energy weapons to help protect from swarm drone attacks.
Answer
Maria EagleThis Government has announced nearly £1 billion in further investment for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) to bring these capabilities into service, including a new DEW for the British Army by the end of the decade.We have recently completed trials of both r...
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