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Watchkeeper WK450: Decommissioning

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 February 2026UIN 110450

The question

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

Answered by Luke Pollard

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 October 2025 to Question 77261 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr Obese-Jecty) which remains extant:

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.

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-15/77261

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