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Unmanned Air Systems

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 25 June 2025UIN 60442

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on using drone technology.

Answered by Maria Eagle

Each of the Front-Line Commands employ a range of different drone capabilities and are currently developing an array of future capabilities aligned to the Defence Drone Strategy. In 2024 the Defence Uncrewed Systems Design Authority (DUxDA) was established to focus on Research and Development, Test and Evaluation, Policy and Regulation, Security and Integration and Knowledge Exploitation across the developing portfolio of Defence Uncrewed Systems.

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