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Unmanned Air Systems: Research

Commons · Question 86818 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government provides funding for research into (a) detection and (b) attribution techniques to (i) identify malicious drone operations quickly and (ii) support criminal (A) investigation an

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 5 Nov 2025

The Government operates a counter-drones science and technology programme, which provides funding for research into Detect, Track and Identify (DTI) technologies.These technologies allow operators to quickly detect and in certain conditions attribute dron...