§ Mrs. Fennerasked the Minister of State for Defence what proportion of avionics contracts for the multi-rôle combat project have been awarded to British firms to date.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourOf the 10 major avionic equipments which have now been selected since the radar, British firms will be the prime contractors for six.
The firms concerned are Elliotts for the Autopilot and for the T.V. Tabulator, Ferranti for the Inertial Navigation System and for the Combined radar/map Display, Smiths for the Head-up Display, and Decca for the Doppler. There will also be some work share for British firms on two of the other four items.
The slections have been made after a process of competitive tendering and evaluation by the three participating countries and are, of course, subject to the completion of satisfactory contract arrangements. They represent the major part of the remaining avionic equipment requirements, and British industry is receiving a very fair share of the overall avionics programme.