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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme in the context of the Delivery confidence assessments for Government Major Project Portfolio Defence projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme in the context of the Delivery confidence assessments for Government Major Project Portfolio Defence projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2025, to question 79487 on ISTAR, what progress he has made in delivering Project AETHER.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2025, to question 79487 on ISTAR, what progress he has made in delivering Project AETHER.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope is of Project SERPENS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope is of Project SERPENS.
The scope of Project SERPENS is to deliver an integrated, modular Weapon Locating System (WLS) for the British Army. The WLS will enable the detection, location and assessment of hostile indirect fire threats including artillery, mortars and rockets.
The Project will provide enhanced counter-fire, force protection and situational awareness capabilities through the delivery of digitally integrated sensors and command-and-control systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope is of Project MCBRIDE.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope is of Project MCBRIDE.
Project MCBRIDE will support deep find by providing multi-domain and multi-level intelligence in the Land tactical environment. The project is currently in its assessment phase, and I am unable to provide any further capability detail or timelines at this stage.
This will contribute to the Army’s intention to enhance its lethality and survivability in line with the ambition to double its fighting power by 2027 and triple it by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Land Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance, what four major sub-programmes were delayed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Land Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance, what four major sub-programmes were delayed.
In the 2025-26 reporting period, the four sub-programmes identified as having experienced delay within the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Programme portfolio were ZODIAC, CORVUS, SERPENS and MCBRIDE.
All sub-programmes continue to progress. However, the delays experienced reflect a range of contributory factors, which include conceptual complexity and the requirement for schedule re-adjustments towards key milestones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the rating of the Land Intelligence, Surveillance,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the rating of the Land Intelligence, Surveillance,...
Delivery Confidence Assessments reflect that moment in time and will change throughout a programme's lifecycle. An assessment of Red does not mean that the programme is undeliverable, but that there are management interventions required as a priority in order to increase the likelihood of being able to deliver to approved time, performance and cost.
The National Armaments Director holds all the levers of procurement, enabling the necessary interventions to be applied in support of programmes assessed as Red.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on maximising the intelligence capabilities of (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army, (c) RAF and (d) Space Command intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on maximising the intelligence capabilities of (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army, (c) RAF and (d) Space Command intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance organisations.
As set out in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), work to establish a single defence intelligence enterprise under the banner of 'Military Intelligence Services' (MIS) is continuing. Key stakeholders across Defence have been consulted, and draft proposals have been developed. This work has been executed through the existing structures of the Intelligence Function, which has already delivered enhanced coherence across several activities. The SDR sets out the requirement for further integration under the MIS, and the enterprise continues to develop as planned. Work on the Defence Intelligence Charter is ongoing, and Defence is aiming to publish the Charter by the end of 2025 however its publication will be coordinated with a wide range of Defence Reform activity and SDR delivery and thus is subject to change with dependencies across both.
The Ministry of Defence's existing intelligence capabilities, incorporating Defence Intelligence (DI), PJHQ Joint Intelligence (J2), UK Special Forces J2, and Royal Navy, Army, RAF and Space Command intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance organisations) will operate under MIS with functional leadership provided by DI.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on seeking partners with which to develop the overhead, persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability needed for effective Integrated Air and Missile...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on seeking partners with which to develop the overhead, persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability needed for effective Integrated Air and Missile...
The Ministry of Defence regularly engages with our Euro-Atlantic partners to discuss air and missile threats. The development of an Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability set will be pursued both on a sovereign basis and through partner nation collaboration. The associated investment will be prioritised appropriately against the threat as part of the future Integrated Force. Work to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendations, including on all aspects of the Integrated Air and Missile Defence, will be set out in the Defence Investment Plan to be published this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the high-altitude uncrewed balloon tests conducted in South Dakota, USA under Project Aether.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the high-altitude uncrewed balloon tests conducted in South Dakota, USA under Project Aether.
The trials in South Dakota were successful and achieved or surpassed all intended test objectives.
The objectives included:
- Providing 24-hour Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) coverage in high-latitude winter conditions at high-altitude;
- Locating, identifying, and tracking signals, and disseminating data over both Line of Sight and Satellite communications;
- Maintaining continuous endurance at high altitude;
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- Enabling airborne handover of ISR coverage between different platforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project AETHER.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project AETHER.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 19 September, to Question 76405.
Project AETHER is at the trial phase. Initial planning is underway for a further trial, following the completion of the project first two trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the composition is of the UK ISTAR Force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the composition is of the UK ISTAR Force.
The current RAF UK ISTAR Force is listed below:
Poseidon MRA1
RC-135W Rivet Joint
Reaper (MQ-9A)
Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B)
Shadow R1
Wedgetail AEW Mk1
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme.
Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected whole life costs of the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target, Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme (a) were originally and (b) are as of 13 October 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected whole life costs of the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target, Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme (a) were originally and (b) are as of 13 October 2023.
Portfolio data is published annually in support of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Annual Report which includes a budget baseline and the latest HM Treasury approved estimates in respect of whole life costs. The reports are published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/major-projects-data
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current programme completion date is of the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current programme completion date is of the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) programme.
It will take time to collate and analyse the information requested in the right hon. Member's questions. To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to him with the detail requested once it has been collated and a copy of my letters will be placed in the Library of the House.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of the reprofiling of spending on ISTAR, as outlined in the Defence and Equipment Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of the reprofiling of spending on ISTAR, as outlined in the Defence and Equipment Plan.
Defence is currently renewing its ISR Strategy. One output of this work will be to ensure that the balance of planned investments across the Defence ISR enterprise will deliver a capable, resilient, and adaptive ISR system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reducing the number of Sentinel aircraft on the RAF's ISTAR capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reducing the number of Sentinel aircraft on the RAF's ISTAR capabilities.
There is no effect on the RAF's intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities. The current level of operational tasking for the Sentinel Force remains unchanged.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 69 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the decrease in planned spending on ISTAR; and how that decrease will be achieved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 69 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the decrease in planned spending on ISTAR; and how that decrease will be achieved.
I refer the hon. Member to the Defence Equipment Plan 2015, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-defence-equipment-plan-2015. Paragraph 11 explains the movements in the high level elements of the equipment plan from the previous financial year. Each of the operating centre breakdowns in Section C of the Equipment Plan contains an explanation of any increase or decrease in spending from the previous financial year.