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Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 September 2026 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 14 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Uncrewed Systems: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the British Army in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.

Answer

The information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

There is a range of test and evaluation activity planned across Project CORVUS, Project NYX, Uncrewed Ground Vehicle development activities and other Army uncrewed and autonomous capability programmes. However, costs specific to test and evaluation are not accounted for separately from wider programme and operating costs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27980
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Army Finance Testing Uncrewed systems
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk