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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, whether the £5 billion to be spent on drones over the next four years is in...
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, whether the £5 billion to be spent on drones over the next four years is in...
This government has increased military drone and autonomous system spending as part of the £298 billion Defence Investment Plan.
The Defence Investment Plan allocated over £5 billion to military drone and autonomous systems, increasing spending from £4 billion to £5 billion over the next four years. This will cover programmes across the Maritime, Land, and Air domains to support the transformation of our Armed Forces, and includes a multitude of capabilities, ranging from the Hybrid Naval Fleet to One-Way Attack Drones.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, what are the next generation of uncrewed aerial systems to replace legacy Watchkeeper drones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, what are the next generation of uncrewed aerial systems to replace legacy Watchkeeper drones.
Project CORVUS aims to provide a replacement to the Army’s Watchkeeper Uncrewed Aerial System, which is being retired from service with an Out of Service Date of March 2027.
Project CORVUS is subject to ongoing competition, and it would therefore be inappropriate to provide further detail at this stage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what milestones have been set for the delivery of counter-drone and electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what milestones have been set for the delivery of counter-drone and electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
The pace of technological innovation and development of uncrewed aerial systems means the threat is in a state of constant change. To keep pace with this rapid evolution of the threat, counter drone capability needs to focus on spiral development, flexibility and modularity, rather than on specific milestones for capability development. Within the UK, there is a thriving drones and autonomous systems ecosystem which enables our ability to meet the changing threat. There are a wide range of Electromagnetic Warfare capabilities in the current and planned force, across all domains. We do not release details of in service dates for individual capabilities and where it would compromise operational security to do.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans that the £200 million of additional investment into counter drone technology will produce a capability that is operationally ready.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans that the £200 million of additional investment into counter drone technology will produce a capability that is operationally ready.
The pace of development and technological innovation of uncrewed aerial systems means the threat is in a state of constant change. To keep pace with the rapid evolution of the threat, counter drone capability needs to focus on spiral development, flexibility and modularity. The additional investment into counter drone technology will build on capability already in use and operationally proven and will ensure our Armed Forces are equipped with capability that keeps pace with the rapid evolution of the threat. We do not release details of in service dates for individual capabilities and protection areas where it would compromise operational security.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 45 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, what sovereign world-leading propulsion system will the Collaborate Combat Aircraft use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 45 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, what sovereign world-leading propulsion system will the Collaborate Combat Aircraft use.
Collaborate Combat Aircraft (CCA) are developmental. UK Defence will leverage years of work in advanced propulsion technologies. The RAF and Rolls-Royce joint investment in the Orpheus engine family is one example. This work will help to mature capabilities and inform future decisions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 40 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, if he will set out what steps the Army is taking to integrate drone capabilities at all levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 40 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, if he will set out what steps the Army is taking to integrate drone capabilities at all levels.
The Army is integrating drones at all levels as part of its 5th Generation Land Forces transition. This includes the delivery of uncrewed capabilities from the tactical to the strategic level, integrated into a coherent force design rather than fielded as standalone systems.
In line with the Army’s 20:40:40 force design construct, capabilities will include high-volume, low-cost consumable drones that can be rapidly replaced, alongside more sophisticated attritable uncrewed systems whose loss is acceptable without jeopardising mission success. These capabilities will be integrated with survivable crewed platforms that command and exploit the capabilities of the wider force. Investing in the new force design construct will enhance the Army’s ability to sense, strike and manoeuvre at greater scale, speed, and persistence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 38 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, what will be the autonomous replacement for Wildcat maritime helicopters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 38 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, what will be the autonomous replacement for Wildcat maritime helicopters.
The Royal Navy remains committed to maintaining the capabilities required to meet Defence tasks, including troop transport and search-and-rescue operations. Any transition from the Wildcat helicopter will be managed to ensure that operational requirements continue to be met through an appropriate mix of aviation capabilities and maritime assets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any other nations are expected to join the Global Combat Air Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any other nations are expected to join the Global Combat Air Programme.
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) has been designed with Allies and partners at its heart and interoperability at the centre of its development.
We and our GCAP partners Italy and Japan agree that the programme is in principle open to additional partners to secure burden-sharing, industrial benefits and growth opportunities, as long as programme delivery is assured. Decisions on any additional partners will be made jointly with Italy and Japan.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of swarms of drones on national security; and whether research has been commissioned on that issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of swarms of drones on national security; and whether research has been commissioned on that issue.
The Home Office coordinates the government’s homeland counter-drone policy and closely monitors how drones are being used in all threat areas. This includes organised crime, terrorism, and innovations coming out of conflict zones. We work closely with other Government departments and operational partners such as the police and the military, as well as the scientific community, to understand current and emerging drone and counter-drone technologies and the threats and opportunities they present, and to develop the necessary technical capabilities and legislation in response.
It would of course not be appropriate to comment on specific details of threat assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the next steps are for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the next steps are for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme.
The Royal Navy and RAF are working with the National Armaments Director Group to develop the best approach to Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Defence is working with industry partners to explore proposals and consider the technologies and subsystems that would offer the best overall capability including autonomy, propulsion and payloads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones are expected to be delivered as part of Project NYX from 2030 to 2035.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones are expected to be delivered as part of Project NYX from 2030 to 2035.
Project NYX represents the cutting edge of the Defence Industrial Strategy, working with leading British industry partners to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of autonomous military technology. The Defence Investment Plan provides funding for a total of up to 24 autonomous drones by 2030.
As Project NYX is currently in the concept and demonstration phase no decision has yet been taken on the size of any future departmental fleet of autonomous systems to augment AH-64E Apache beyond 2030. This will be informed by the outcome of the demonstration phase, which is expected to conclude in 2028.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 51, which autonomous rotorcraft are planned to be included within the Hybrid Carrier Air Wing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 51, which autonomous rotorcraft are planned to be included within the Hybrid Carrier Air Wing.
The Defence Investment Plan does not identify specific autonomous rotorcraft platforms for inclusion in the Hybrid Air Wing; that is the role of the PANTHEON programme, which will deliver a range of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing Autonomous Collaborative Platforms for use in the maritime domain.
The Defence Investment Plan allocated almost £220 million over the next four years to enable PANTHEON to service a range of effects, to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike and logistics lift, which will augment and where possible, replace effects currently delivered by crewed helicopters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 27, under what project or programme name will he develop a variety of novel payloads and air launched effects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 27, under what project or programme name will he develop a variety of novel payloads and air launched effects.
The development of novel payloads and air launch effects is planned under the Long Range Area Effect Project, which is part of the broader Land Deep Fires Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of the StormFighter CCA programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of the StormFighter CCA programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with AirportsUK regarding the cost of drone incursions near UK civilian airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with AirportsUK regarding the cost of drone incursions near UK civilian airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her department has made of the cost to (i) airports, (ii) airlines and (iii) the economy of drone incursions at civilian airports in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her department has made of the cost to (i) airports, (ii) airlines and (iii) the economy of drone incursions at civilian airports in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Gatwick Airport on the cost resulting from drones near the airport in 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Gatwick Airport on the cost resulting from drones near the airport in 2018.