HC Deb 15 February 1966 vol 724 cc225-6W
Mr. Kershaw

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the Chieftain tank will come into service.

Mr. Reynolds

Delivery has started in this country and under current plans Chieftain should begin to come into service in B.A.O.R. towards the end of this year.

Mr. Kershaw

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking, and in which European countries, to sell the Chieftain tank.

Mr. Reynolds

We are discussing the sales of Chieftain with a number of potential customers and they are being invited to send expert teams to evaluate its performance on trial in the United Kingdom. We are also pursuing with interested countries the possibility of their producing the tank locally under licence.

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