Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are taking part in the Seedcorn initiative; what the location is of each such person; and with what equipment such personnel are training.
Anna Soubry
As announced in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review the UK retains Seedcorn Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) capability with personnel embeded in MPA capabilities of our closest allies. The number and location of personnel and equipment are as follows:
|
Location |
No of Seedcorn Personnel |
Aircraft |
|
|
Canada |
Royal Canadian Air Force Greenwood |
6 |
CP-140 Aurora |
|
New Zealand |
Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Whenuapai |
4 |
P-3K Orion/P-3K2 Orion |
|
Australia |
Royal Australian Air Force base Edinburgh |
2 |
AP-3C Orion |
|
United States |
Naval Air Station Patuxent River |
9 |
P-8 Poseidon 1 qualified on RQ-21A Blackjack UAV 4 are scheduled to train on the MQ-4C Triton during June-August 2014 |
|
United States |
Naval Air Station Jacksonville |
11 |
P-8 Poseidon |
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