HC Deb 21 February 2000 vol 344 cc726-8W
29. Mr. Jack

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in how many European collaborative defence projects the UK is presently involved. [109430]

Dr. Moonie

The UK is involved in 44 collaborative defence equipment projects involving European partners. They are as follows:

Nations involved
European collaborative defence projects
Olympus/Tyne Gas Turbine Change Unit UK/France/Belgium/Netherlands
SPEY Gas Turbine Change Unit UK/Netherlands
COBRA (Counter Battery Radar) UK/France/Germany
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)
Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) UK/France/Germany/Italy/Spain/Sweden
Other collaborative defence projects involving European partners
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
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)
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.

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