Space Technology: Defence

(asked on 29th August 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of elevating space assets to a priority portfolio under the National Armaments Director.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 9th September 2025

The Ministry of Defence is introducing Service-agnostic capability portfolios to increase flexibility and drive pace in procurement.

As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, delivering space-based capabilities is a priority for defence and a space systems portfolio is in scope for implementation under the National Armaments Director.

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