Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the use of artificial intelligence for the Armed Forces in AUKUS Pillar Two.

AUKUS Pillar Two, continues to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomy to provide the technological edge in our warfighting capability through prototyping, experimentation, and acquisition.

In April 2023, the first AUKUS AI and Autonomy trial was held at Upavon in Wiltshire. The trial achieved several world firsts, including the live retraining of models in flight and the interchange of AI models between AUKUS nations. Trilateral partners will look to rapidly drive these technologies into responsible military use.