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Thursday, March 06, 2014

Thales’s Watchkeeper given Release To Service by UK Ministry of Defence

Watchkeeper UAVWatchkeeper, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by Thales for the British Army, has been given a Release To Service by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD).

Watchkeeper is the first UAS to be awarded a full Release To Service (RTS), and is the only UAS of its type allowed to fly in UK airspace.

The RTS follows rigorous safety and airworthiness reviews to ensure the system can be operated safely by the British Army.

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