Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 29 August 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Saturday, 6 September 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

ISTAR

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the composition is of the UK ISTAR Force.

Answer

The current RAF UK ISTAR Force is listed below:

Poseidon MRA1

RC-135W Rivet Joint

Reaper (MQ-9A)

Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B)

Shadow R1

Wedgetail AEW Mk1

Secondary information