Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116039

Guided Weapons: Electronic Warfare

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 6 March 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in developing an airborne electromagnetic attack capability running proven counter-C5ISRT software, including third-party software applications.

Answer

Luke Pollard

I welcome innovation across the Defence industrial sector. The Ministry of Defence is aware of the importance of the Electromagnetic battlespace and is pursuing a number of options, both in the near-term and in the research and development programme, to a...

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