DSEI 2021: RAF reveals second Protector RG1 unit

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has revealed that No 13 Squadron ‘The Stabbed Cats’ will be the second operational unit of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system (RPAS). The announcement was made by the Chief of the Air Staff ACM Sir Mike Wigston on September 15, during the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) conference at the ExCeL London Centre in Newham, East London. During his announcement, Wigston said: “Equipped with Protector squadron