Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16670

Warships: Unmanned Marine Systems

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of a) uncrewed, b) lean-crewed and c) boarding party support for maintenance of the Royal Navy’s new Type 91-94 autonomous vessels.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of uncrewed missile platforms (Type 91), uncrewed underwater sense platforms (Type 92), extra-large uncrewed underwater vessels (XLUUV) (Type 93), and uncrewed radar platforms (Type 94) to join the Roy...
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