The UK is involved in 44 collaborative defence equipment projects involving European partners. They are as follows:
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Nations involved |
| Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) |
UK/Belgium |
| Multiple Launch Rocket System Phase II |
UK/Germany |
| M3 Amphibious Bridging System |
UK/Germany |
| Sidewinder Air-to-Air |
UK/Germany/Italy/Norway |
| Milan Anti-Tank (including improvements) |
UK/France/Germany |
| Sea Skua Support |
UK/Germany |
| Eurofighter |
UK/Germany/Italy/Spain |
| Jaguar |
UK/France |
| Lynx |
UK/France |
| Puma |
UK/France |
| Gazelle |
UK/France |
| Tornado |
UK/Germany/Italy |
| EH 101 Merlin Helicopter |
UK/Italy |
| RTM 322 Helicopter Engine |
UK/France |
| 1.5 MW Gas Turbine Alternator |
UK/Netherlands |
| MRAV (Multi Role Armoured Vehicle)1 |
UK/Germany |
| Long Range TRIGAT2 (Third Generation Anti-Tank Guided Weapon) |
Uk/France/Germany |
| Medium Range TRIGAT (Third Generation Anti-Tank Guided Weapon) |
UK/Belgium/France/Germany/Netherlands |
| METOP (Next Generation Meterological Satellites) |
UK/France/Germany/Italy/Austria/Belgium/Denmark/Finland/Greece/Ireland/Netherlands/Norway/Portugal/Spain/Sweden/Switzerland/Turkey |
| Technology Demonstrator Programme: Towed Decoys |
UK/France |
| NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) |
UK/France/Norway/Turkey |
| Self Destruct Fuze for Guided Multiple Launch Missile System |
UK/France/Germany/Italy |
| Future Fire Control System for Multiple Launch Rocket System |
UK/France/Germany/Italy |
| Principal Anti-Air Missile System |
UK/France/Italy |
| Allied Standards Avionics Architecture Initiative |
UK/France/Germany |
| Active Electronically Scanned Radar for Airborne Multimode Solid-State Active Array Radar |
UK/France/Germany |
| Advance Aeroengine Technology |
UK/France |
| Future Offensive Air System (FOAS)3 |
UK/France |
| Technology Demonstrator Programme: Joint Airborne Navigation and Attack |
UK/France |
| Future projects under negotiation (subject to national approvals) |
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| Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) |
UK/France/Germany/Italy/Spain/Sweden |
| Other collaborative defence projects involving European partners |
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| Sea Gnat Decoy |
UK/Denmark/United States |
| M483A1 Artillery Shell |
UK/Netherlands/Turkey/United States |
| Multiple Launch Rocket System Phase I |
UK/France/Germany/Italy/United States |
| NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) |
UK/Belgium/Canada/Denmark/France/Germany/Greece/Iceland/Italy/Netherlands/Norway/Portugal/Spain/Turkey/United States |
| NATO Improved Link Eleven |
UK/Canada/France/Germany/Italy/Netherlands/United States |
| Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine (WR421) |
UK/France/United States |
| Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System |
UK/France/Germany/Italy/United States |
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Nations involved |
| Future Tank Main Armament |
UK/France/Germany/United States |
| Future Ground Based Air Defence |
UK/France/Germany/Italy/Netherlands/Norway/Turkey/United States |
| Lightweight Mobile Artillery System (LIMAWS)—Howitzer |
UK/Italy/United States |
| Future projects under negotiation (subject to national approvals) |
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| Technology, Equipment and systems development for Environmentally Sound Ships and Naval Installations of the 21st Century |
UK/France/Netherlands/United States |
| 1 Both UK and Germany are currently in negotiation with the Netherlands for their inclusion in the GTK/MRAV programme. |
| 2 The UK has declared that they are to withdraw from Long Range TRIGAT at the end of the Development Phase. |
| 3 FOAS (Future Offensive Air System) is not a collaborative project per se but the UK and France are collaborating on common technologies related to FOAS. |