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Navy: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project Talon.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project Talon.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Project Talon seeks a maritime Counter-UAS capability able to detect, track, identify and defeat airborne threats. Further information can be found at this link - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/716f2056-c004-45bd-83f0-503ea349b8aa?origi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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