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Defence: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 108885

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the five shortlisted projects are from the Defence AI sprint.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The five shortlisted projects are: Advanced Reasoning for Decision Advantage (ARDA)AI Exploitation for the Digital Targeting WebAutonomous Mission ExecutionUnderwater Acoustic Foundation ModelAI Enabled Cyber Defence

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