Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 122756

HMS Dragon: Lasers

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

ConservativeSouth Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March to Question 118816 on HMS Dragon: Lasers, how many further phases will follow the demonstration and evaluation phase for the DragonFire.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The DragonFire programme is being delivered through a new approach to procurement aimed at accelerating delivery timescales and providing the Royal Navy with novel capability sooner. This approach focuses on delivering a minimum deployable capability that...

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