HC Deb 15 March 1977 vol 928 c165W
Mr. Maurice Macmillan

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Sea Harrier is capable of protecting units of the fleet from attack by the Russian Backfire bomber and its air-to-surface missiles.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

Sea Harrier's primary rôle is the distraction or destruction of reconnaissance and target information aircraft, which are one of the most important sources of information available to the Backfire to indicate the location and disposition of our task forces.

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