Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 23 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Unmanned Air Systems: Finance
- Question
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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 each of the next four years.
- Answer
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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 settlements across domains, and the programmes and platform within them, will be subject to future planning cycles.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 14896
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Finance Unmanned air systems
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- 2026-07-23 16:32:48 +0100
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