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Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement

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Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 630, tabled on 12 May 2021

Question

Mr Tobias Ellwood
Conservative
Bournemouth East
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to (a) test and (b) purchase unmanned aerial vehicles for use on aircraft carriers.

Answer

Jeremy Quin
Conservative
Horsham
Commons

Answered on

17 May 2021

Autonomy and uncrewed systems are at the forefront of our developmental thinking, and of the Future Maritime Aviation Force. The intent is to expand experimentation of Uncrewed Air Systems with Royal Navy vessels, including the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers, in the coming years.

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