Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 121795

Autonomous Weapons: Procurement

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

ConservativeSouth Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116970 on Autonomous Weapons: Procurement, how many further phases will take place if procurement is progressed.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The low-cost air defence effector project under the LEAP initiative, as announced on 20 February, is now entering the international industrial selection phase in each of the E5 nations. This will be followed by a multilateral phase. Once the multilateral ...

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