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Written question asked by Stuart Anderson (Conservative) on Friday, 10 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Uncrewed Systems: Artificial Intelligence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which uncrewed systems use AI-enabled swarms.

Answer

While Defence is actively researching, developing and experimenting with autonomous and collaborative behaviours, including swarming concepts, these activities remain in the assessment, experimentation and capability development phases and have not yet matured to a level suitable for operational service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17798
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Artificial intelligence Uncrewed systems
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk