Margaret Ferrier – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2015-11-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the development of Watchkeeper.

Mr Philip Dunne

Development costs are not separately identified as they are included within the main Demonstration, Manufacturing and Initial Support contract with Thales UK. The current total financial approval for development and delivery of Watchkeeper to Full Operating Capability is £927 million.