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Navy: Unmanned Air Systems

Commons · Question 125516 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in procuring the Peregrine drone helicopter for the Royal Navy.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 20 Apr 2026

The Peregrine Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System was procured in 2024 and reached its In Service Date on 30 June 2025. It was successfully deployed to the Gulf region with HMS LANCASTER and is being reconfigured in the UK into a containerised solution to ena...