Defence: Unmanned Air Systems
Commons · Question 68733 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using drones for defence missions.
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 23 Jul 2025
The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a new vision for how our Armed Forces should be conceived. This envisages a combination of conventional and digital warfighters; the power of drones, AI, and autonomy complementing the 'heavy metal' of tanks and art...