Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 72351

Defence: Procurement

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring (a) lower-value and (b) highly attritable autonomous collaborative platforms in order to saturate defensive systems.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Strategic Defence Review recommends that an immediate priority for force transformation should be a shift towards greater use of autonomy, including Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACPs), within the UK's conventional forces over the next five year...

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