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Watchkeeper WK450: Decommissioning

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77261

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out-of-service date of the Watchkeeper TUAS.

Answered by Luke Pollard

As announced by the Secretary of State in 2024, the Army’s Watchkeeper Mk 1 Uncrewed Aerial System is in the process of being retired from service with an Out of Service Date of March 2027.

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