Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 107971

Unmanned Marine Systems: Deployment

Tabled: 23 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the operational deployment of autonomous surface vessels by the Royal Navy.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Royal Navy’s ‘Hybrid Navy’ proposition will embrace autonomy in the coming years with the future programme being developed in accordance with the Strategic Defence Review. Uncrewed and autonomous systems will be incorporated into the domain capabiliti...

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