Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems
Commons · Question 106064 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project Octopus.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 23 Jan 2026
Project OCTOPUS is the first joint UK-Ukraine defence industrial project initiated under Project LYRA and was announced on 10 September 2025 by the Prime Minister. Under Project OCTOPUS, the UK and Ukraine will work together to rapidly optimise an Ukraini...