To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release Largest ever UK defence AI trial conducted across land, sea and air, published on 25 May 2025, whether he has made an assessment of the cyber security risks of increased reliance on AI in defence.
Answered on
3 July 2025
The process of understanding threat informs the functioning of our entire enterprise, from intelligence and military operations through to what technologies we adopt and why. AI naturally features as one of the many technologies that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) monitors for both opportunity and risk. The MOD takes all aspects of cyber security very seriously, and our AI, Security, and Policy teams are working closely to ensure the impact of AI on our work delivers opportunities while not adversely impacting cyber security. We have a long history of incorporating new technologies into military capability and are leveraging our long-established legal, safety and regulatory regimes as we incorporate AI into military capability.