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Autonomous Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116970 on Autonomous Weapons: Procurement, how many further phases will take place if procurement is progressed.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116970 on Autonomous Weapons: Procurement, how many further phases will take place if procurement is progressed.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 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 in each of the E5 nations. This will be followed by a multilateral phase. Once the multilateral ...

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