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Philip Hollobone

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Security Update
Monday 11th September 2023

(8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Murrison Portrait Dr Murrison
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I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. Yes, I can commit to meet her and her constituent, if she wishes to do so.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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T5. A key question from the Ukrainian theatre is about the effectiveness and lethality of emerging drone technology. What steps are being taken to ensure that NATO has world-class compatible, deployable drones to meet emerging threats?

James Cartlidge Portrait The Minister for Defence Procurement (James Cartlidge)
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My hon. Friend asks an excellent question. It must be clear to everyone just from what is available on social media that uncrewed air systems, as they are called, have an extraordinary impact in theatre. I reassure him that we are working on a strategy to look at how we can make the most of this capability to ensure that, above all, we have our own cutting-edge sovereign capability.

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