Navy: Unmanned Marine Systems
Commons · Question 2228 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 28 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 125359 on Teledyne Marine: Navy, by when he plans to deliver APEX floats to the Royal Navy.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 28 May 2026
APEX floats, alongside other autonomous ocean observing systems, will be delivered as part of the Royal Navy’s Maritime Data Gathering programme, provided by Teledyne Marine to enhance the collection and exploitation of maritime environmental data.