Question follow-through · 72528

Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve domestic capability in wired drone technology production.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve domestic capability in wired drone technology production.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Defence routinely engages with industry to iterate, and spiral develop capability in close cooperation with allies. One of the key mechanisms to ensure that Defence is up to date with the latest developments in drone technology and associated tactics is l...

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