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Bomb Disposal: Robots

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New robots lead the way in bomb disposal innovation, published on 5 February 2025, how many contracts has he placed with Marlborough Communications Ltd si

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
28 Nov 2025
Target answer date
2 Dec 2025
Answer
8 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New robots lead the way in bomb disposal innovation, published on 5 February 2025, how many contracts has he placed with Marlborough Communications Ltd si

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has placed one contract with Marlborough Communications Ltd since 5 February 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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