Written Evidence May. 08 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: Executive Summary The Ukraine conflict has transformed modern warfare, demonstrating the strategic
Mentions:
1: None Putin arrogantly assumed that this conflict would be over in days, and he was wrong. - Speech Link
2: None This conflict has indeed demonstrated that drones are changing the face of modern warfare, and we are - Speech Link
3: None This is about mine detection drones, raiding craft and Sea King helicopters, which have already been - Speech Link
4: None Britain has earmarked some £200 million to procure and produce long-range strike and sea drones, and - Speech Link
5: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) There is £40 million for drones and another £194 million across air defence and maritime packages. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) Putin arrogantly assumed that this conflict would be over in days, and he was wrong. - Speech Link
Written Evidence May. 08 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: its allies do not have to fight a future conflict like this.
Feb. 22 2024
Source Page: Defence Secretary oral statement for the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine - 22 February 2024Found: So Putin arrogantly assumed this conflict would be over in days – and he was wrong.
Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) It launched a barrage of missiles and attack drones over Iraq and Jordan, and towards Israel. - Speech Link
2: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) of a more modern nature from states such as Iran.Lastly, with regard to diplomacy for Israel and the - Speech Link
3: Khalid Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham, Perry Barr) Iran, which launched 301 drones and missiles towards Israel. - Speech Link
4: Claudia Webbe (Ind - Leicester East) The action of the Royal Air Force in shooting down Iranian drones and cruise missiles heading to, and - Speech Link
Feb. 22 2024
Source Page: New UK strategy to deliver drones to armed forcesFound: New UK strategy to deliver drones to armed forces
Mentions:
1: Earl Attlee (Con - Excepted Hereditary) or give those drones direction. - Speech Link
2: Lord Mitchell (Lab - Life peer) It manufactures AI weapons that can hover and then identify their target—in effect, attack drones. - Speech Link
3: Viscount Waverley (XB - Excepted Hereditary) With the world headed into a dark place, the geopolitical implications of autonomous weapon systems in modern - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Feb. 28 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and The Economist Oral Evidence
Written Evidence May. 08 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: would be short and sharp, and probably escalate very quickly to nuclear conflict.