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Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 71978

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a wing-in-ground effect craft for (a) naval logistics and (b) Royal Marines amphibious assault.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence engages routinely with the United States Department of Defense, the US Navy and the US Marine Corps on capability development and experimentation. We are aware of allied activity relating to seaglider technologies and wing-in-ground effect platforms and we keep all such emerging technologies under review.

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