HC Deb 04 February 1966 vol 723 c295W
Mr. Robert Howarth

asked the Minister of Aviation to what extent the evaluation of the comparative performances of the United Kingdom Red Top and the United States Sidewinder missiles has now shown advantages possessed by the British missile.

Mr. Mulley

Red Top in its primary role is undoubtedly superior to Sidewinder; for security reasons I cannot be more specific. However, comparative evaluation of Red Top and Sidewinder as secondary armament for Phantom aircraft has shown that their performance would be roughly equivalent in this particular rôle.