Lord Blencathra – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Blencathra on 2016-05-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to protect the identity of RAF unmanned aerial vehicle operators.

Earl Howe

Reaper Force personnel are briefed in line with their specific situation and, as with all RAF personnel, they receive periodic training on personal security. This includes, for example, briefing on social media profiles. Mechanisms exist to ensure that specific threats, and the necessary responses to them, are communicated in a timely fashion.