Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 79363

Navy: Autonomous Weapons

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 18 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 106 of the Strategic Defence Review 2024, what progress he has made in establishing more flexible regulation in order to facilitate experimentation in autonomy.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Defence Maritime Regulator (DMR) is currently developing several options for defence to consider and progress. These options are being developed in conjunction with defence stakeholders and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and will be presente...

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