Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 60442

Unmanned Air Systems

Tabled: 17 June 2025

Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on using drone technology.

Answer

Maria Eagle

Each of the Front-Line Commands employ a range of different drone capabilities and are currently developing an array of future capabilities aligned to the Defence Drone Strategy. In 2024 the Defence Uncrewed Systems Design Authority (DUxDA) was establishe...

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