Armoured Fighting Vehicles
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in collaboration with Ukraine.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The UK and partners will continue to ensure we equip Ukraine as best we can in line with their priority needs to defend its sovereign territory to ensure we put them in the strongest possible position. This includes the provision of UGVs to Ukraine.
The UK and Ukraine signed a Framework Arrangement on Defence Material Cooperation, in April 2024, which will enable the UK and Ukraine to jointly develop, manufacture and upgrade battlefield winning capabilities that will sustain and enhance the defence industries of both countries. A number of these technologies will be applicable to UGVs as well as wider uncrewed systems.
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