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Military Aircraft: Lasers

Commons · Question 10552 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has (a) allocated to and (b) spent on the air protection laser self-protection system.

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 28 Oct 2024

Defence is working with several industry partners to generate a UK Defensive Aids Suite in order to provide Air Platform Protection for all three services. Under the banner of Team Pellonia, working with Thales, Leonardo, and Chemring Countermeasures, Air...