Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 123579

Unmanned Air Systems: 3D Printing

Tabled: 25 March 2026

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

ConservativeChingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether security concerns were raised by officials in his Department prior to the procurement and implementation of Bambu Lab 3D printers for use in critical drone production; what due diligence his Department un