Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 98159

Military Aircraft: Crew

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal Democrat — Lewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel are assigned to support VIP fleet operations.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

There are eight personnel in the Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) tasking team, responsible for tasking the Envoy and Voyager aircraft in support of Op VESPINA (Flights for Head of State or Head of Government on State business only). CSAT operations a...

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