§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of the integration of the Hellfire missile on to the Army's Apache helicopters. [44659]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 19 March 2002]: Trials of the helicopter and its weapons systems are progressing satisfactorily. We expect the Hellfire missile to be integrated on the helicopter and cleared for training by the end of this year.