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Written question asked by Fred Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Friday, 27 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence: Reform

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who in the new Defence Reform Quad structure is responsible for ensuring that new commercial technologies are adopted by the armed forces.

Answer

Adoption and integration of new commercial technologies is a collaborative process between the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group and the Armed Forces. The Military Strategic Headquarters, on behalf of Chief of Defence Staff, sets the design of the integrated force and the NAD Group are responsible for planning, resourcing and integrating applicable technology to deliver capability to the Armed Forces to meet the design.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
121970
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Defence Procurement Reform Technology
Link
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