To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2023 to Question 184580 on Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement, for what reason the initial operating capability date for the Protector drone programme has moved to 2025.
Answered on
3 July 2023
The principal reasons the date has changed are around software integration within the Prime Contractor and infrastructure challenges at RAF Waddington.
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Ministry of Defence
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