To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel were seconded to serve in Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years; and what the roles and responsibilities have been of those personnel.
Answered on
15 May 2018
The number of RAF personnel on secondment in Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years is:
Year | RAF personnel |
2013 | 29 |
2014 | 36 |
2015 | 34 |
2016 | 30 |
2017 | 26 |
2018 (up to 11 May) | 21 |
These personnel were all seconded to BAE Systems to provide training support to Royal Saudi Air Force aircrew and routine aircraft engineering support.
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Ministry of Defence