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...