Alison Thewliss – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Hellfire missiles have been used in Syria and Iraq to date as part of Operation SHADER; and what the cost of the use of those weapons has been to the public purse.

Mike Penning

Between November 2014 and the end of August 2016 there have been 473 Hellfire missiles used in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation SHADER. The estimated cost of the use of these missiles is £44.455 million.