Defence: Artificial Intelligence
Commons · Question 109651 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department's Defence AI and Autonomy Unit has made of the potential role of AI within the targeting decision cycle.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 4 Feb 2026
The Ministry of Defence recognises that AI has the potential to enhance multiple stages of the targeting decision cycle by improving the speed, accuracy and consistency with which information can be processed. AI, as a general‑purpose enabling technology,...