Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108885

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the five shortlisted projects are from the Defence AI sprint.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The five shortlisted projects are: Advanced Reasoning for Decision Advantage (ARDA)AI Exploitation for the Digital Targeting WebAutonomous Mission ExecutionUnderwater Acoustic Foundation ModelAI Enabled Cyber Defence