Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2008. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flying hours have been recorded by unmanned aerial vehicles in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan and (c) elsewhere in each of the last four quarters, broken down by vehicle type.
- Answer
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The flying hours recorded for unmanned aerial vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan are shown as follows.
Hermes 450 Reaper Iraq Q3 2007 1,143 — Q4 2007 1,270 — Q1 2008 1,113 — Q2 2008 1,127 — Afghanistan Q3 2007 270 500 Q4 2007 1,351 500 Q1 2008 1,412 500 Q2 2008 1,582 500 The figures shown for Reaper are average figures.The Army also operates Desert Hawk III unmanned aerial vehicles, but flight times are only recorded as a total figure and not in the format requested. The total hours flown in each theatre for the same period are 1,871 in Iraq, and 1,217 in Afghanistan.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 220476; 479 c1439W
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- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
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