§ Mr. Roger EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when an order for further thermal imaging airborne laser designator pods for the Tornado aircraft will be placed.
§ Mr. AitkenI am pleased to announce that a contract for further thermal imaging airborne laser designatorTIALD—pods for the ground attack Tornado was agreed with GEC Marconi Avionics on 11 January 1994. The order, worth around £50 million, will provide more than two years' work for the company's Edinburgh factories and its suppliers around the country.