The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released new details on Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) tasks carried out by 2 Counter-Uncrewed Air Systems (C-UAS) Wing since 2022.
The UK Defence Journal reports that in response to a written question from Ben Obese-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.
The response noted several deployments in support of UK police forces:
- 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 May 2023: RAF Northolt – Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police
- 8 – 14 May 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
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