Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 100497

Uncrewed Systems

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones his Department plans to buy in (a) 2027, (b) 2028 and (c) 2029.

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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