Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to develop hypersonic missile technology.
The Integrated Review settlement has enabled the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to build upon previous research and development programmes to explore hypersonic technologies.
The MOD is working closely with AUKUS partners to accelerate development of advanced hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities to meet current and future threats.