Question follow-through · 11562
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to advance the UK's preparedness in relation to modern drone warfare.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to advance the UK's preparedness in relation to modern drone warfare.
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jun 2026
Answer published
Within the UK, there is now a thriving drones, counter-drones and autonomous systems ecosystem which enables spiral development, flexibility and modularity. This demonstrates how the UK is taking several steps to employ modern drone technologies in offens...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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