Unmanned Air Systems

(asked on 4th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on delivering Project Corvus.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 9th February 2026

Project CORVUS is scheduled to deliver Minimum Deployable Capability in late 2026, in advance of the Watchkeeper Out of Service Date of March 2027. The project is currently out to tender and aims to select a bidder by April 2026.

Project CORVUS is currently costed at £185 million, however it is subject to wider investment decisions in the Defence Investment Plan.

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