HC Deb 17 June 1976 vol 913 cc218-9W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what materials, if any, are being supplied to the MRCA programme from Warsaw Pact nations.

Mr. William Rodgers

The only material I know of emanating from Warsaw Pact nations being used in the MRCA programme is some titanium sponge from the USSR, which is one of the major world suppliers. This sponge is processed into titanium alloy by Western European metal industries, who supply the German and Italian airframe and engine companies.

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