Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Foxhunter radar systems have been delivered to the RAF, and how many of the delivered systems meet the RAF's minimum operational requirement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOf a total of 200 radars on order, 183 have been delivered to the RAF for installation in Tornado F3s, all of which have been cleared for service use.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current status of the Foxhunter radar procurement programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkDevelopment of stage 1 of the two-stage improvement programme has now been completed and modification of in-service radars is well under way. Development of stage 2 is expected to be completed this year.