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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Unmanned Air Systems

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Protector, what progress he has made in resolving the Protector programme’s Full Motion Video metadata dissemination issues.

Answer

Protector has been employed on operations since November 25, with Full Motion Video being passed to operational users. Metadata issues are expected to be resolved by the end of Quarter 3 of Financial Year 2026-27 (October to December 2026).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23259
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Guided weapons Unmanned air systems
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk