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Question follow-through · 117358

NATO: Autonomous Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies, published on 20 February 2026, how many UK companies will be involve

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies, published on 20 February 2026, how many UK companies will be involve

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The low-cost air defence effector project under the LEAP initiative, as announced on 20 February, is now entering the international industrial selection phase. UK workshare and company involvement will be dependent on the chosen solutions.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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