HC Deb 16 February 1966 vol 724 cc257-8W
Sir J. Eden

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, on a Service basis, the items of equipment now in use or scheduled for use which have been purchased from or are on order with the United States of America.

Mr. Healey

The main items or categories of item are:

Royal Navy

  1. 1. Nuclear machinery for H.M.S. "Dreadnought."
  2. 2. Polaris weapons system and missiles.
  3. 3. Engines for Whirlwind helicopters.
  4. 4 Hiller helicopters.
  5. 5. Phantom (F4K) aircraft and associated air-to-air guided missiles.
  6. 6. Other air-to-air and air-to-surface guided missiles.
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  7. 7. Airborne and seaborne radar (including ground control equipments).
  8. 8. Airborne and seaborne navigational equipments.
  9. 9. Airborne and seaborne communications equipments.
  10. 10. Airborne E.C.M. equipments.
  11. 11. Airborne identification equipments.
  12. 12. Airborne SONAR equipments.
  13. 13. Radio altimeters and miscellaneous instruments.
  14. 14. Torpedo components.
  15. 15. Miscellananeous submarine equipments.

Army

  1. 1. M 4, 155 mm. Self-Propelled gun.
  2. 2. 8" Howitzer.
  3. 3. Honest John surface-to-surface guided weapon.
  4. 4. Corporal surface-to-surface guided weapon.
  5. 5. SD1 Surveillance Drone.
  6. 6. Armalite rifle.
  7. 7. C 15 wireless set.
  8. 8. M 109, 155 mm. Self-Propelled gun.
  9. 9. M 107, 175 mm. Self-Propelled gun.

Royal Air Force

  1. 1. Hercules (C. 130 K) aircraft.
  2. 2. Phantom (F 4M) aircraft and associated air-to-air guided missiles.
  3. 3. Early Warning radar equipments.
  4. 4. Airborne navigation equipments and associated beacons.
  5. 5. E.C.M. equipments.
  6. 6. Comunications equipments.
  7. 7. Aircraft instruments.
  8. 8. Airborne radar equipments.

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