Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

(asked on 19th November 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the competition for the Battlegroup Small Uncrewed Air System will align with the Defence Drone Strategy's commitment to keep up with relentless cycles of battlefield adaptation.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 28th November 2025

The information as to who exactly has bid remains commercially sensitive and is currently not for onward release.

There are however a number of UK companies involved, providing various different Small Uncrewed Aeriel System (sUAS) solutions. This is testament to the growth of the Uncrewed System development in the UK.

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