Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 22812 on Unmanned Air Systems, whether Valkyrie Air Vehicle 018 was engaged by enemy forces prior to being destroyed.

The aircraft did not have any exposure to hostile action during the flight on which the accident occurred, or on any occasion prior. The loss occurred during routine training activity. As such training forms part of maintaining operational readiness, it would not be appropriate to comment further on specific details due to security considerations.