questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK drone transformation to strengthen Armed Forces backed by more than £5 billion, published on 29 June 2026, whether the £5 billion to be spent on drones over the next four years is in addition to the £4 billion to be spent on autonomous systems announced by his Department on 2 June 2025.
answerText: This government has increased military drone and autonomous system spending as part of the £298 billion Defence Investment Plan. The Defence Investment Plan allocated over £5 billion to military drone and autonomous systems, increasing spending from £4 bi...
heading: Unmanned Air Systems: Finance