Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14378
Uncrewed Systems: Testing
Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the United Kingdom's autonomy testing infrastructure in the current Parliament.
Answer
Luke PollardDefence is spending over £5 billion on autonomous systems to enable transformation by 2030 which is the largest ever drone investment in Defence. We recognise that more testing capability is required to support this and so have announced the new Defence U...
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