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Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times has the Drone Task Force met since 4 July 2024, which Ministers in Government Departments and private sector companies constitute it, and which a) countries and b) companies are they engaged with i

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
17 Apr 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times has the Drone Task Force met since 4 July 2024, which Ministers in Government Departments and private sector companies constitute it, and which a) countries and b) companies are they engaged with i

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Department does not recognise any body titled the “Drone Task Force”.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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