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Unmanned Air Systems: Costs

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 39916

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated initial cost to the public purse is of a single ncrewed Air Vehicle Loyal Wingman platform.

Answered by Maria Eagle

There are several military capabilities which are often publicly referred to as 'Loyal Wingmen', however the UK does not currently have a programme or platform defined as this.

There are several projects, mostly at the concepts stage, that are developing Autonomous Collaborative Platforms to deliver a range of additive warfighting capabilities, including in the Air domain. The projects differ markedly in range and scale; which will therefore impact the future costs per platform, which are not yet known.

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