Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 36469

Military Aircraft

Tabled: 7 March 2025

Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential suitability of developing a capability similar to the USAF’s Light Attack Experiment to provide close air support in operations characterised by UK air dominance for t

Answer

Maria Eagle

The ongoing Strategic Defence Review is considering our combat air and Armed Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) force mix in an increasingly contested world.  The Protector RG (Reconnaissance/Ground-Attack) Mk1 is cu...

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