Armed Forces: Vehicles
Commons · Question 65265 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on fitting military vehicles with direct energy weapons to help protect from swarm drone attacks.
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 15 Jul 2025
This Government has announced nearly £1 billion in further investment for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) to bring these capabilities into service, including a new DEW for the British Army by the end of the decade.We have recently completed trials of both r...