Written questions

Autonomous Weapons

2026-06-10 · Ministry of Defence · 9117 · Official question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in developing the use of machine vision for lock-on and terminal phase of one-way effectors.

Answer

The Department continues to explore how machine vision technologies may enhance targeting processes, including in one-way effectors, to improve operational effectiveness. Policy development is ongoing, in consultation with MOD legal teams, to ensure compl...