Bridget Phillipson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2014-04-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential utility of the MQ-4C Triton drone; and whether his Department plans to procure any of those aircraft.

Mr Philip Dunne

Among other options, the potential utility of systems representative of the MQ-4C Triton in addressing the UK’s potential wide area maritime surveillance requirement is currently under review as part of the Air ISTAR Optimisation Study (AIOS), which will provide analysis in support of potential decisions in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.