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Written question asked by John Milne (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 14 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 May 2026 (named day). It was answered by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Watchkeeper WK450: Components

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will conduct an investigation into whether Watchkeeper drone components are being exported from the UK to Israel to support drone exports to Romania.

Answer

Watchkeeper unmanned aerial system (UAS) components are licensed from the UK to Israel solely for the purpose of supporting onward export to a Romanian UAS programme.

The Department has published extensive information on our export licences to Israel. This is available here: Israel export control licensing data: 31 July 2025 - GOV.UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1402
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Components Exports Israel Romania Watchkeeper WK450
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk