Written questions

Watchkeeper WK450: Israel

2026-05-20 · Department for Business and Trade · 3837 · Official question

Apsana Begum

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on whether Israel has made military use of components from UK-made Watchkeeper drones.

Answer

The export of Watchkeeper unmanned aerial system (UAS) components are licensed from the UK to Israel solely for the purpose of supporting onward export to a Romanian UAS programme.The Department has published extensive information on our export licences t...