VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Uncrewed Systems: Contracts for Services

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 7 July 2025UIN 62260

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which contracts for drones have been awarded by (a) competitive tender and (b) single source.

Answered by Maria Eagle

In total since January 2024, The Department can identify 48 ‘drone’ related contracts valuing £3.6 billion that have been active within the Ministry of Defence.

Nine of these are marked as having a primary supplier address outside the UK.

24 of these contracts were competitively tendered, 23 were single source tenders and one unknown.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim