Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the full requirements of the hypersonic target to be delivered under Project Bowline.

Project Bowline is delivering a hypersonic target capability to support the development, evaluation and testing of missile defence systems against advanced threats. The programme will design, manufacture, qualify and test a target vehicle capable of replicating emerging high-speed threats travelling at speeds in excess of Mach 5.

The capability will provide a realistic test environment for missile defence research, development and experimentation, supporting the United Kingdom's contribution to allied air and missile defence. A live flight demonstration of the capability is planned at the MOD Hebrides Range in 2027.

Details of the full technical requirements are commercially and operationally sensitive and therefore will not be released.