§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if there were any occasions during Operation Granby when global positioning systems in United Kingdom fighting vehicles did not function either because of equipment failure, environmental or physical obstruction, or because of any risk of location by the enemy; and if he will make a statement on the performance of this equipment.
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe detailed assessment of equipment performance in the Gulf is not yet complete. As the statement on the defence estimates 1991 makes clear, satellite global positioning equipment was crucial to accurate navigation over the desert and in Gulf waters.