HC Deb 26 January 1972 vol 829 cc472-3W
142. Mr. Cronin

asked the Minister of State for Defence what his policy is with regard to country of manufacture in procuring air-to-air missiles.

Mr. Ian Gilmour

In principle we prefer to develop and produce weapons nationally or in collaboration with our allies, but it is not always possible to reconcile operational and budgetary considerations with industrial and technological factors.

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