Question follow-through · 49895
Unmanned Marine Systems: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide financial support for (a) marine gliders, (b) autonomous vehicles and (c) other autonomous robots in maritime water defence.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 1 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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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
1 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide financial support for (a) marine gliders, (b) autonomous vehicles and (c) other autonomous robots in maritime water defence.
6 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 May 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence continuously evaluates its capabilities, including potential enhancements to the Royal Navy's fleet. All future capability plans for the Royal Navy will be part of the Strategic Defence Review.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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