§ Patrick MercerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the UK's precision guided bomb requirements. [104338]
§ Mr. IngramThe Precision Guided Bomb programme will provide the RAF with an all weather precision bombing capability on Tornado GR4, Harrier GR9 and Typhoon.
The programme is currently in its assessment phase in which the exact In-service date will be defined, but it is currently planned to be late 2006 In the interim, the Tornado GR4 has been given an all-weather precision guided bomb capability with Enhanced Paveway Bombs, which entered service in October 2001.