questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies, published on 20 February 2026, how much money has been allocated by his Department for the Low-Cost Effectors and Platforms initiative.
answerText: The low-cost air defence effector project under the LEAP initiative, as announced on 20 February, is entering the concept demonstration phase.
heading: Autonomous Weapons: Finance