Written question asked by Luke Akehurst (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ukraine: Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to apply the Project Octopus model of manufacturing Ukrainian-designed systems in the UK to other capability areas, including electronic warfare and marine autonomy.

Answer: Project OCTOPUS is our first collaborative capability project with Ukraine under Programme LYRA, which the Prime Minister and President Zelenskyy launched last June. Programme LYRA enables the bilateral exchange of battlefield technology and intellectual property between the UK and Ukraine, under which we will continue to collaborate with our Ukrainian partners to identify the most beneficial projects which support Ukraine's fight and stimulate industrial partnerships of mutual benefit.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18818
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Manufacturing industries Electronic warfare Ukraine Unmanned air systems Unmanned marine systems
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk