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Armed Forces: Digital Technology

Commons · Question 22877 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 5 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has achieved the target of minimum annual shift of 10% expenditure from current to next-generation capabilities on his Departmen

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Sep 2026

The Defence Investment Plan sets out how the Department is investing to deliver the vision of the Strategic Defence Review, including significant investment in the Digital Backbone, the Digital Targeting Web, artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities an...