Written questions by Obese-Jecty.

Whether he has taken steps to ensure the Virtus recompete contract is awarded to a company that can guarantee domestic production in the UK.

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Pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2025, to question 93097 on Navy: Guided Weapons, what progress has he made on the delivery of the Royal Navy's a) Stratus LO (Low Observable) and b) Stratus RS (Rapid Strike) programmes against their current planned in-service dates.

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With reference to the answer of 13 October 2025 to question 77262 on Armed Forces: Ammunition, what 5.56 x 45mm ball rounds heavier than four grams are used by the armed forces.

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With reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 35, under what project name AI for underwater dominance is being developed.

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What comparative assessment he has made of a) uncrewed, b) lean-crewed and c) boarding party support for maintenance of the Royal Navy’s new Type 91-94 autonomous vessels.

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With reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 46, how many offshore support vessels he plans to procure in conjunction with Norway.

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With reference to page 28 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when will he double the number of the Sky Sabre air defence missile systems operated by the Army.

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To what extent are Projects ASGARD, BOYD, NEXUS and all elements of the Digital Targeting Web designed to be complementary and interoperable.

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With reference to paragraph 25 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the £5.5 billion Digital Backbone budget for after the £420 million for improving the underpinning connectivity and infrastructure that supports a UK sovereign Digital Targeting Web.

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With reference to page 26 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 93 extra-large uncrewed underwater vessels (XLUUV) does he intend to build for the Royal Navy.

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What the composition is of the AI Expert Advisory Group’s membership.

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With reference to paragraph 23 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the common synthetic environment.

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With reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 39, by when he plans to deliver the Defence Strategic Approach to AI.

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With reference to paragraph 6 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the current status of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship weapon.

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What progress he has made on delivering the UK Combat Air Demonstrator.

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With reference to page 27 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when does he plan to commence the Collaborative Combat Aircraft autonomous jets programme.

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What discussions he has held with the East Regional Defence and Security Cluster regarding the potential merits of implementing a Defence Growth Deal for the East of England.

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With reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 19, by when will he publish a Defence Investment Roadmap.

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With reference to paragraph 46 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 26 build slots are allocated to the a) Royal Navy and b) Royal Norwegian Navy during the near-term investment period from FY2026/27 and FY2029/30.

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With reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 46, what is the a) Planning Assumption for Service Entry of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform and b) the timeline for development of the prototype uncrewed missile platform by 2030.

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