Saudi Arabia: Military Aircraft

(asked on 1st June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role (a) RAF and (b) UK-contracted personnel have played in weapons (i) loading and (ii) maintenance for Saudi aircraft taking part in operations in Yemen since 2015.


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This question was answered on 11th June 2018

UK-contracted personnel, including UK military personnel on secondment to BAE Systems, support the safe storage and issue of weapons in accordance with long-standing government-to-government arrangements.

They do not load weapons for operations in Yemen.

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