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Australia: Lasers

Commons · Question 116384 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 6 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing cooperation with Australia on directed-energy weapons.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 6 Mar 2026

As part of the UK's ambition to accelerate the development and deployment of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) we are engaging with key allies who share our mutual aims in this field. For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to comment fu...