Unmanned Marine Systems: Deployment
Commons · Question 107971 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the operational deployment of autonomous surface vessels by the Royal Navy.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 2 Feb 2026
The Royal Navy’s ‘Hybrid Navy’ proposition will embrace autonomy in the coming years with the future programme being developed in accordance with the Strategic Defence Review. Uncrewed and autonomous systems will be incorporated into the domain capabiliti...