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Defence: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 23238

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row 159 entitled Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance in the spreadsheet accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's document entitled NISTA Major Projects Annual Report 2025-26, published on 13 July 2026, on what date was the Watchkeeper mid-life extension project deleted from the programme.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

The Watchkeeper Mid-Life Extension programme was formally closed on 29 November 2024.

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