Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116384

Australia: Lasers

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 6 March 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing cooperation with Australia on directed-energy weapons.

Answer

Luke Pollard
As part of the UK's ambition to accelerate the development and deployment of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) we are engaging with key allies who share our mutual aims in this field. For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to comment fu...
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