Unmanned Air Systems: Certification
(asked on 29th August 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with UK aviation authorities on the certification of the Royal Air Force’s Protector MQ-9B.
This question was answered on 5th September 2025
The UK’s independent aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is leading work with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and NATS towards developing the necessary approvals to integrate the RAF’s Protector MQ-9B.
The aim of this collaborative approach is to ensure that this technology can operate safely within the UK’s controlled airspace alongside other users.
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