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UAV Engines

Asked by Iqbal MohamedIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 April 2026UIN 126487

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with UAV Engines Ltd on arms export licence requirements.

Answered by Chris Bryant

All companies seeking to export military or dual-use goods are subject to the export control requirements set out in the Export Control Order 2008 and accompanying guidance. All licence applications are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against the UK’s Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.

The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) regularly correspond with exporters on their export licensing requirements. It is not the regular practice of the Department to publicise details of discussions with specific exporters in view of potential commercial sensitivities.

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