Air Force: Military Aircraft
Commons · Question 121204 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the capabilities of DARPA’s SPeed and Runway INdependent Technologies (SPRINT) program X-76 aircraft for the Royal Air Force.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 24 Mar 2026
The UK Ministry of Defence has an ongoing relationship with DARPA, which ranges from information sharing to active collaboration on specific projects. No specific engagement has been undertaken on the SPRINT Programme, nor assessment of the X-76 demonstra...