§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the exercise evaluation during the summer of 1972 of the potential of the helicopter in the land battle.
§ Mr. BlakerI believe my hon. Friend has in mind Exercise Sky Warrior, which took place last summer near Otterburn. It was designed to test the tactical use of helicopters in North-West Europe. Evaluation of the results is not yet complete.