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Written question asked by Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 7 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2016. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 December 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Military Aircraft: Air Misses

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airprox incidents there have been by (a) category and (b) location in the last 12 months.

Answer

The UK Airprox Board publish all reports and analysis on their website at https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/home/. For ease of reference the attached table identifies the total number within each category and by geographic area for 2016. There are a number of reports which are unassessed as they remain under-investigation, these are included under category U.

Due to the range of UK military aviation activity that occurs overseas I have also included data on Airprox occurrences involving UK military aircraft operating outside UK Airspace, as assessed by the Military Aviation Authority.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
56521
Session
2016-17
Attachment
56521 - Ministry of Defence Airprox Incidents
Subjects
Military aircraft Air misses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk