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Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 27 November on MOD Security Review, HCWS 1103, how many contracts have been placed for Remote Piloted Aerial Systems since 5 July 20

answeredMinistry of Defence

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 27 November on MOD Security Review, HCWS 1103, how many contracts have been placed for Remote Piloted Aerial Systems since 5 July 20

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has placed nineteen contracts relating to Remote Piloted Aerial Systems since 5 July 2024.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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