Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116201

Guided Weapons: Procurement

Tabled: 26 February 2026

Answered: 6 March 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Hypersonic missiles development accelerated by new contract, published on 13 February 2026, whether he has a target date for the hypersonic missile being

Answer

Luke Pollard

Through innovative procurement practices and rapid commercial mechanisms that harness the breadth of the UK's industrial and academic supply chain, the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Hypersonics programme intends to deliver a weapon demonstrator by 2030. Wit...

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