Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 65827

Unmanned Air Systems: Finance

Tabled: 8 July 2025

Answered: 11 July 2025

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government press release entitled Major £5 billion technology investment accelerates UK defence innovation in a European first, published on 2 June 2025, how the £4 billion for autonomous sy

Answer

Maria Eagle

The Strategic Defence Review recommends that an immediate priority for force transformation should be a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the UK's conventional forces. Uncrewed and autonomous systems will be inc...

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