questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Drones using AI to spot explosive dangers and help keep soldiers safe, published on 2 April 2026, what estimate his Department have made of the time required to procure and deploy these AI-enabled drones at scale across the UK’s armed forces.
answerText: The Department is taking steps to ensure that the artificial intelligence (AI) systems used in these drones meet robust standards of safety and reliability. The capability being developed under the Ground Area Reconnaissance and Assurance (GARA) project m...
heading: Unmanned Air Systems: Artificial Intelligence