WESTMINSTER RADAR
Search
My MPs
Menu

Question follow-through · 101434

Uncrewed Systems: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when flight trials for Proteus will conclude.

answeredMinistry of Defence

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
8 Jan 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when flight trials for Proteus will conclude.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Proteus Technology Demonstrator Project (TDP) is testing the efficacy of a large, unmanned helicopter, designed from the outset to incorporate modular payloads and a high degree of autonomy, to fulfil a range of warfighting roles for the Royal Navy. T...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Finance

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan before 1 March 2026.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Diplomatic Relations

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Diplomacy Strategy has been completed.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Cybersecurity

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the CyberEM Command has established initial operating capability.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, what the estimated total cost o

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, how much has been spent on impl

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces in response to the question from the hon. Member for South Suffolk during the Urgent Question on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Veterans: Northern Ireland

7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces in response to the question from the hon. Member for South Suffolk during the Urgent Question on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Veterans: Northern Ireland

7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces in response to the question from the hon. Member for South Suffolk during the Urgent Question on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, what is his target number of re

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, when he plans to announce the s

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Finance

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why the Defence Investment Plan was not published before the rise of the House for Christmas recess 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, what is the annual cost of impl