Unmanned Air Systems
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, Losses, what constituted the £2,368,000 stores loss in relation to the Destruction of the Resolute Valkyrie Air Vehicle.
Answered by Ministry of Defence
On the 22 January 2026, Valkyrie Air Vehicle 018, an uncrewed air system procured under an Urgent Capability Requirement, was involved in an operational incident during authorised use which resulted in the air vehicle being destroyed.
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