Written question asked by Stuart Anderson (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 7 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Unmanned Air Systems
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 115 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on autonomous collaborative platforms.
- Answer
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Developed prior to the publication of the Strategic Defence Review, the RAF fielded its first Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP), Stormshroud, an electronic warfare platform. The Defence Investment Plan has also set out the next phase of ACP with subsequent announcements by Chief of the Air Staff announcing Storm Fighter, Storm Chrome, and Storm Fire; a cohesive family of autonomous systems designed to shift the economic balance of air combat.
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- 21639
- Session
- 2026-27
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- Subjects
- Unmanned air systems
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