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Uncrewed Systems: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the United Kingdom's autonomy testing infrastructure in the current Parliament.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
2 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the United Kingdom's autonomy testing infrastructure in the current Parliament.

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Defence is spending over £5 billion on autonomous systems to enable transformation by 2030 which is the largest ever drone investment in Defence. We recognise that more testing capability is required to support this and so have announced the new Defence U...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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