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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 January 2016. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Middle East: Military Intervention

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance air vehicles from the RAF’s inventory have been deployed over Iraq and Syria in the last three months.

Answer

In the last three months the RAF has deployed Sentinel and Airseeker aircraft and the REAPER MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Air System over both Iraq and Syria. In addition, Tornado GR4s have deployed over Iraq and Syria fitted with the Raptor tactical reconnaissance pod.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4658
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Iraq Military aircraft Syria Military intervention
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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