Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14380

Uncrewed Systems: Testing

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

ConservativeSouth Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limited testing environments on the testing of uncrewed and autonomous systems.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Defence 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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