Al Carns asks how Britain will organise for drone war

British parliamentarian and former Royal Marines officer Al Carns questioned how the armed forces would reorganise for drone-intensive warfare, citing dedicated unmanned formations established or planned in Ukraine, Germany and the United States. In a House of Commons exchange reported on October 21, 2026, he asked which comparable structural changes were being developed for the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting pointed to the hybrid Navy programme and investments in innovation and uncrewed technology without announcing a separate UK drone command. The exchange concerned force organisation and policy direction, not an approved new service branch or specific procurement award.