Defence: Artificial Intelligence

(asked on 19th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding has been allocated to the Digital Targeting Web for a) 2026/27, b) 2027/28 and c) 2028 onwards.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 22nd October 2026

As set out in the Defence Investment Plan, the Ministry of Defence intends to invest up to £1.8 billion into the Digital Targeting Web over the next four years.

As part of this funding, £266 million has been allocated for 2026-27; £352 million for 2027-28; and £1213 million for 2028-29 to 2029-30.

The Department is midway through its annual strategic balance of investment process, the Strategic Planning Cycle 2027. As part of this process, the Digital Targeting Web's funding profile between 2027-28 - 2029-30 is currently being refined. It is anticipated that the Digital Targeting Web’s financial profile will be confirmed by the end of the financial year.

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