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Russia: Unmanned Air Systems

Commons · Question 80812 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) scale and (b) nature of Russian drone capabilities; and what assessment his Department has made of their potential impact on UK national security.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 20 Oct 2025

The Ministry of Defence keeps all potential threats from hostile states under review to help protect the UK, but we do not comment on any details that could be useful to adversaries. Protecting CNI is an important pillar of work in the Home Defence Progra...