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Unmanned Marine Systems: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 December 2025UIN 95425

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Underwater robot could improve pipeline and cable security, published on 9 June 2025, how many remotely operated vehicles for use by the Royal Navy has he

Answered by Luke Pollard

For reasons of operational security, we cannot provide details on the numbers of BriteStorm Electronic Warfare jamming systems procured by the Ministry of Defence.

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