Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16171

Navy: Unmanned Marine Systems

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 46, what is the a) Planning Assumption for Service Entry of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform and b) the timeline for develo

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of the Type 91 and Type 92 uncrewed platforms as the Royal Navy transitions to a hybrid force of state-of-the-art crewed ships networked with uncrewed surface and undersea craft. The number of platform...

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