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Navy: Military Aircraft

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85428

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79365 on Navy: Military Aircraft, what the scope is of the Royal Navy’s approach to Maritime Aviation Transformation.

Answered by Al Carns

Maritime Aviation Transformation is the Royal Navy’s strategy to shift towards a digitally led, crewed-uncrewed operating model that supports the Hybrid Air Wing outlined in the Strategic Defence Review. By 2040, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Strike and Logistics Lift will be delivered by a mix of crewed and uncrewed systems, with autonomous aircraft increasingly deployed in warfighting roles. Investment decisions to support this transformation will be published in the Defence Investment Plan.

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