It has emerged that the Royal Air Force is considering using unmanned aircraft in a maritime patrol role to complement the P-8 Poseidon.
Air Cdre Ian Gale said at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s UAV conference:
“Today we see value in its radar doing maritime patrol alongside the P-8.”
The United Kingdom had earlier announced that it intends to place an order for the Certifiable Predator B as part of its Protector MALE UAV programme.
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