Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 100487

Uncrewed Systems

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, what percentage of the 5,400 drones bought in 2024 were bought for use by the British armed

Answer

Al Carns

Due to operational security considerations, it is important to guard against the threat of adversary data aggregation regarding the specific detailed breakdown of UK military capability, including platform numbers and types, so it would be inappropriate t...

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