Combat Air Capability Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Combat Air Capability

Lord Berkeley Excerpts
Thursday 10th October 2024

(6 days, 13 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Coaker Portrait Lord Coaker (Lab)
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The noble and gallant Lord will know that we have concerns about the supply of ammunition and missiles. That is why this Government are introducing a national armaments director and working with industry. We want to ensure that the stockpiles of weapons we have are replenishable quickly, and we will look to see whether we have the necessary quantity as well. That will also form part of the review led by the noble Lord, Lord Robertson.

Lord Berkeley Portrait Lord Berkeley (Lab)
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My Lords, reports from Ukraine indicate the importance of drones. What are the Government doing to increase the capability of drones and to add them to the needs of the future, so that we can have many more of these smaller ones as well as the big ones that we often talk about?