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Defence: Innovation

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 7 November 2024UIN 12139

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to continue providing funding for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic into 2025/26.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The UK remains committed to funding NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), as part of its wider commitment to NATO.

As the host of the European Regional Office of DIANA, the UK has been a champion of this initiative, additionally committing an affiliated UK Accelerator and bolstering access to national test centres across the UK to innovators and start-ups.

DIANA's success is essential to ensure NATO remains agile and responsive to technological threats and opportunities.

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