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Watchkeeper WK450: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of extending the out of service date of Watchkeeper beyond March 2025.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of extending the out of service date of Watchkeeper beyond March 2025.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    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 Watchkee...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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