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Lasers: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the funding allocated in the Defence Investment Plan to Directed Energy Weapons will be spent on (a) laser-directed energy weapons, including DragonFire, and (b) Radio Frequency Directed Energy

awaiting answerMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the funding allocated in the Defence Investment Plan to Directed Energy Weapons will be spent on (a) laser-directed energy weapons, including DragonFire, and (b) Radio Frequency Directed Energy

  2. 3 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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