HC Deb 23 May 1974 vol 874 c240W
Mr. David Walder

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the current major items of equipment and the weapons in use by the British Armed Forces which are of foreign origin; and what is their country of origin.

Mr. Mason

The information is as follows:

Equipment Country of Origin
Navy
Polaris missile U.S.A.
AS 12 anti-ship missile France
Army
Honest John, Tactical Nuclear Missile U.S.A.
M 107, 175mm SP Howitzer U.S.A.
M 109, 155mm SP Howitzer U.S.A.
M 110, 8 inch SP Howitzer U.S.A.
105mm Pack Howitzer Italy
84mm Carl Gustav recoilless gun Sweden
L 40/70 Bofors AA gun Sweden*
7.62mmSLR Belgium*
66mm Light Anti-Armour Weapon U.S.A.
SS 11 helicopter-borne Anti-Tank Guided Weapon France
M2 Amphibious Bridging Vehicle Germany
Volvo fully-tracked over snow carrier Sweden
Alouette helicopter France
Sioux helicopter U.S.A.*
Air Force
Phantom aircraft USA
Hercules aircraft U.S.A.
Sioux helicopter U.S.A.*
SS 11 and AS 12 air-to-surface missile France
Sparrow air-to-air missile U.S.A.
Sidewinder air-to-air missile U.S.A.
SNEB rockets France
* Built under licences in the United Kingdom.