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Navy: Unmanned Air Systems

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125516

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in procuring the Peregrine drone helicopter for the Royal Navy.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Peregrine Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System was procured in 2024 and reached its In Service Date on 30 June 2025. It was successfully deployed to the Gulf region with HMS LANCASTER and is being reconfigured in the UK into a containerised solution to enable rapid deployment to other maritime platforms.

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