Written question asked by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Unmanned Air Systems: Deployment
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether and where they have deployed military unmanned aerial vehicles in the last six months.
- Answer
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UK Armed Forces used a variety of Unmanned and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (UAS/RPAS) on Operation HERRICK in Afghanistan. All of these systems were redeployed from Afghanistan by 31 December 2014. In October 2014, UK Reaper RPAS were deployed to the Middle East to support the Iraqi Government and coalition allies' ongoing operation to counter the threat of ISIL.
Over the last six months Scan Eagle UAS has also been used to improve the situational awareness of Royal Navy ships at sea.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL5185
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Deployment Unmanned air systems
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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