Artificial Intelligence
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 24 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have had discussions with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on the AI Opportunities Action Plan since 2 June 2025.
Answered by Luke Pollard
MOD Ministers and officials are working closely with DSIT colleagues in relation to the AI Opportunities Action Plan (AIOAP) and to drive forward the commitments set out in the Strategic Defence Review. That includes discussions involving both the Defence Secretary and the Technology Secretary on AI-enabled capability opportunities and Transformative AI, and wide-ranging collaboration between MOD, DSIT, and other cross-Whitehall officials focused on advancing Defence AI adoption, deepening cross-government understanding of strategic AI risks and opportunities, and Defence support for national initiatives such as growing the AI skills base and catalysing the UK’s technology industry.
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