United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 79488
ISTAR: Unmanned Air Systems
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10 October 2025
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17 October 2025 · Answer
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17 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the high-altitude uncrewed balloon tests conducted in South Dakota, USA under Project Aether.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the high-altitude uncrewed balloon tests conducted in South Dakota, USA under Project Aether.
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17 October 2025
Answer
The trials in South Dakota were successful and achieved or surpassed all intended test objectives. The objectives included:Providing 24-hour Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) coverage in high-latitude winter conditions at high-altitude;...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79488
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1838209
- uk · wq-1838209 · source updated 17 October 2025