Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116954

Autonomous Weapons: Finance

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
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Question

James Cartlidge

ConservativeSouth Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies, published on 20 February 2026, how much money has been allocated by

Answer

Luke Pollard
The low-cost air defence effector project under the LEAP initiative, as announced on 20 February, is entering the concept demonstration phase.