Question follow-through · 31552
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operational drones are held by the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Army.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 13 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 28 Feb 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operational drones are held by the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Army.
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Feb 2025
Answer published
Details of the number of Unmanned Aircraft Systems held by the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Army are published in the UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations on gov.uk. The statistics for 2024 can be found at the following link: UK armed forces equipm...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Navy: Cadets
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