Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14896

Unmanned Air Systems: Finance

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

ConservativeSouth Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK drone transformation to strengthen Armed Forces backed by more than £5 billion, published on 29 June 2026, how much of the £5 billion will be spent in

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Defence Investment Plan is backed by a Ministry of Defence budget totalling £298 billion over the next four years and sets out over £180 billion of investment in the integrated force across all domains, including £5 billion on drones.Individual annual...

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