The Ministry of Defence has launched new particulars on Navy Help to the Civil Authorities (MACA) duties carried out by 2 Counter-Uncrewed Air Techniques (C-UAS) Wing since 2022.
Responding to a written query from Ben Overweight-Jecty MP on 16 September, Defence Minister Al Carns confirmed that the Wing has been deployed on 13 MACA requests between 2022 and September 2025.
Whereas some particulars had been withheld for safety causes, the MoD listed a number of deployments in assist of UK police forces.
In keeping with the reply, 2 C-UAS Wing supported:
- 24 July – 10 August 2022: Birmingham – West Midlands Police
- 9 – 14 September 2022: Edinburgh – Police Scotland
- 13 – 20 September 2022: London – Thames Valley Police
- 3 – 8 Might 2023: RAF Northolt – Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police
- 8 – 14 Might 2023: Liverpool – Merseyside Police
- 15 – 17 June 2023: London – Metropolitan Police
- 20 – 23 June 2023: London – Metropolitan Police
- 3 – 6 June 2024: Portsmouth – Hampshire Police
- 15 – 29 July 2024: Blenheim Palace – Thames Valley Police
Carns stated that whereas the Ministry had disclosed these examples, additional data on different deployments couldn’t be launched, as it will be prone to prejudice “the potential, effectiveness or safety of the Armed Forces.”
The discharge of partial knowledge highlights the size of navy involvement in counter-drone assist for main nationwide and native occasions, although lots of the particular contexts stay labeled.