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Saudi Arabia: Air Force

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 141760, tabled on 8 May 2018

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.