Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 15077
AUKUS: Unmanned Marine Systems
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, how much he has budgeted for investment in weapons and sensor payloads for underwater drones as part of AUKUS Pillar 2.
Answer
Luke PollardThe AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project on cutting-edge payloads and enabling systems for uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) will be funded from within the £1.3 billion investment to accelerate the Royal Navy's use of autonomous and uncrewed systems, and £...
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