International Assistance

(asked on 5th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capacity exists in the UK armed forces to (a) use and (b) deploy Joint Precision Airdrop Systems.


Answered by
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 8th December 2016

The United Kingdom Armed Forces does not currently have a Joint Precision Airdrop Systems (JPADS) capability which could be used or deployed. However, we recognise the benefits of the system and are currently investigating options to bring JPADS into service.

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