Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 68733
Defence: Unmanned Air Systems
Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using drones for defence missions.
Answer
Maria EagleThe Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a new vision for how our Armed Forces should be conceived. This envisages a combination of conventional and digital warfighters; the power of drones, AI, and autonomy complementing the 'heavy metal' of tanks and art...
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