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Question follow-through · 91898

Unmanned Air Systems: Components

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of drones, including IOTs (small communicating modular devices), procured by the MOD are made with Chinese components.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of drones, including IOTs (small communicating modular devices), procured by the MOD are made with Chinese components.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We do not procure Chinese manufactured drones for use in operations, and we review our critical supply chains regularly to identify and mitigate potential risks to our National Security. The MOD does not routinely comment on the relative percentages on th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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