Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14896

Unmanned Air Systems: Finance

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South 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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