House of Commons and Lords Hansard Written Answers
Q
Asked by Kirsten Oswald
(East Renfrewshire)
Asked on: 07 October 2016
Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Vehicles
46805
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016 to Question 39787, if he will place a copy in the Library of the Joint Doctrine Publication 030.2, Unmanned Aircraft Systems; and if he will make a statement.
A
Answered by: Mike Penning
Answered on: 13 October 2016
To ensure defence doctrine reflects UK Government policy, the drafting of Joint Doctrine Publication 0-30.2 “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” is being developed in parallel with the Defence policy review concerning both remotely piloted air and highly automated systems. Officials are currently consulting stakeholders and expect to conclude the review early in 2017 at which point we expect to publish the updated doctrine.
Q
Asked by Douglas Chapman
(Dunfermline and West Fife)
[N]
Asked on: 10 October 2016
Ministry of Defence
Turkey: Military Exercises
47803
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the participation of assets of the Turkish armed forces in NATO Operation Joint Warrior 2016 had been planned.
A
Answered by: Mike Penning
Answered on: 13 October 2016
JOINT WARRIOR is a bi-annual UK exercise aimed at providing collective maritime-focused training to UK and international navy, air and land forces with invited participation from NATO and other nations. The planning and delivery of this year’s exercises involved assets and personnel from the Turkish Armed Forces.
Turkey has routinely contributed assets and personnel in previous JOINT WARRIOR exercises and this year is no different.
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Asked by Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green)
[N]
Asked on: 10 October 2016
Ministry of Defence
Gulf States: Military Aid
47793
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what involvement the UK armed forces have had in training armed forces of Gulf states in each of the last 15 years.
A
Answered by: Mike Penning
Answered on: 13 October 2016
Over the past 15 years, UK Armed Forces have provided support to armed forces of Gulf States both in-country and in the UK and continue to do so. Gulf States have attended international defence training courses in the UK such as the advanced command and staff course, Royal College of Defence Studies and Initial Officer Training.
UK Armed Forces have also provided training in-country through the delivery of tactical level Short Term Training Teams in the maritime, land and air domains. The Defence Academy has also delivered the strategic leadership programme and managing defence in wider security context courses to Gulf States along with the Royal Navy’s exclusive economic zone course.
Q Asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Asked on: 12 September 2016
Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Vehicles
HL1779
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 January (HL5353), whether they will provide an update on the timeline and consultation planned for (1) the proposeddefence policy on the use of remotely piloted air systems, (2) the revised Joint Doctrine Note 2/11, The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft of Systems, and (3) the Future Air and Space Operating Concept.
A Answered by: Earl Howe
Answered on: 26 September 2016
The Defence policy review has broadened to cover both remotely piloted air and wider highly automated systems. Officials are currently consulting stakeholders; we expect the review to conclude early in 2017.
Regarding Joint Doctrine Note 2/11, I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 2 February 2016 to Question number HL5353. I reported the intention for the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) to review and update Joint Doctrine Note 2/11 “The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems”. Following this review, it was decided to upgrade the note to a full publication (Joint Doctrine Publication 0-30.2), which is