| Heading: |
Watchkeeper WK450 |
| Question ID: |
1745990 |
| UIN: |
17152 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4519 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James Cartlidge
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| Asking Member handle: |
jcartlidgemp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jcartlidgemp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the potential operational implications are of retiring Watchkeeper Mk 1 in March 2025. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-10 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Army will procure a modern Land Tactical Deep Find (LTDF) capability to replace the 14 years old Watchkeeper Mk 1 capability following its retirement from March 2025. This procurement will leverage lessons from Ukraine and emerging technologies to del... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |