§ Mr. Croninasked the Minister of State for Defence what progress is being made with the standardisation of Army and Air 144W Force equipment for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
§ Mr. LambtonComprehensive machinery exists, within N.A.T.O., for the pursuit of equipment collaboration, standardisation and inter-operability. The Conference of National Armaments Directors provides a valuable means for the harmonisation of national equipment plans and exchanges of information; several major N.A.T.O. projects covering a variety of equipment needs have been put in hand. They include the Multi Rôle Combat Aircraft, the Jaguar aircraft, and the new FH 70 Howitzer in which the United Kingdom is playing a leading rôle.