May. 27 2024
Source Page: HMS Duncan deploys to the Red Sea to protect shipping routesFound: During her deployment, HMS Diamond has shot down nine drones and one missile, launched by Houthis from
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK to supply more than 10,000 drones to Ukraine, published on 7 March 2024, how many drones have been delivered; and what his planed timeframe is for the delivery of all 10,000 drones.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
We are delivering the 10,000 drones to Ukraine as rapidly as possible. For operational security reasons we do not comment on the progress of our deliveries.
May. 22 2024
Source Page: London Defence Conference 2024 Defence Secretary keynoteFound: Our Royal Navy has intercepted Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea… our Royal Air Force has intercepted
Mentions:
1: Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) illegality of creating unauthorised media of the inside of a prison from the outside, including via drones - Speech Link
May. 22 2024
Source Page: UK and Albania working innovatively to build on migration partnership successFound: Albania earlier this month, of £1.6m of UK funding invested in number plate recognition technology and drones
Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of altering the legislation to enable the Civil Aviation Authority to allow drones to be operated out of the line of sight by the (a) police and (b) armed forces.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Legislation already allows for police to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) when certain conditions are met. Additionally, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council are considering developing a regulatory framework to support police drone use, and the Department for Transport will consider any recommendations they have, including whether any changes to legislation are appropriate.
The armed forces’ use of drones is a matter for the Ministry of Defence to comment on, as it is outside of the remit of civil aviation.
Oral Evidence May. 21 2024
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: The subsequent weekend saw a direct Iranian attack—not just by drones, but by cruise missiles—on Israel
May. 21 2024
Source Page: British AI pioneers share £1 million in prizes as government unveils inaugural Manchester Prize finalistsFound: infrastructure assets from large photographic datasets, such as those collected by uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones
May. 21 2024
Source Page: Letter dated 13/05/2024 from Grant Shapps MP to Jason McCartney MP regarding a question concerning military equipment support for Ukraine, as raised following an oral statement on defence spending. 2p.Found: this financial year, which will be used to rapidly deliver urgently-needed ammunition. air defence, drones
May. 20 2024
Source Page: We urge North Korea and Iran to cease all support to Russia: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: in violation of numerous Council resolutions, and is in addition to its use of thousands of Iranian drones