Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2026 to question 28101 on Warships: Unmanned Air Systems, by when he plans to make a procurement decision to replace the capability under contract through Project HORUS.

Project HORUS is supporting an urgent operational requirement and so the MoD would not wish to specify specific platforms or procurement decisions at this stage, so as to protect operational advantage.