Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 65825

Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

Tabled: 8 July 2025

Answered: 11 July 2025

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones he plans to procure for the armed forces in this financial year by (a) reconnaissance, (b) logistics, (c) first-person view and (d) long-range one-way attack.

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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