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NATO: Autonomous Weapons

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 117351

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies, published on 20 February 2026, if he will list all possible capabili

Answered by Luke Pollard

The LEAP initiative, as announced on 20 February, is likely to consist of a range of projects in the future, the first of these is a low-cost air defence effector. No other projects under the LEAP initiative have currently been agreed.

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