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 assessment he has made of the potential implications for UK defence exports of successful development of AI-enabled drone systems for explosive ordnance detection.
answerText: We will not go into specifics on our assessments as this could compromise our ability to successfully take action against these ships, only benefitting our adversaries.
heading: Unmanned Air Systems: Artificial Intelligence