Watchkeeper WK450: Decommissioning
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of extending the out of service date of Watchkeeper beyond March 2025.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The Army’s Watchkeeper Mk 1 Uncrewed Aerial System was due to be retired from service from March 2025 but will now remain in service until March 2027 to allow for the delivery of its replacement capability, Project CORVUS.
The cost of keeping the Watchkeeper programme in service for the additional two-year period is currently anticipated to be £ 95,659,000.
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