Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 110148

Navy

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the scope of the Royal Navy’s Develop Directorate.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Royal Navy’s Develop Directorate leads the development of future warfighting capability and acts as the Design Authority for naval capabilities of the future. It seeks to achieve the optimum mix of present and future warfighting technologies required ...

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