§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Defence, which aircraft manufacturers have been given information of the contents of Operational Requirement 403.
§ Mr. William RodgersOperational Requirement 403 is still at a stage of a staff target. It was approved very recently by the Operational Requirements Committee as a basis for feasibility studies. During the process of drafting British aircraft manufacturers and other firms were consulted on an informal basis. Copies of the staff target will be sent to British Aircraft Limited, Hawker-Siddeley Aviation Limited, Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited, Marconi-Elliott Avionic Systems Limited, Ferranti Limited and Smiths Industries Limited, which will be required to contribute to the feasibility studies.