§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Defence what funds have been made available, either by his Department or jointly with GEC, for a demonstration programme for the Marconi contender for the improved Sea Wolf tracker radar.
§ Mr. PattieThe MOD has not directly funded a demonstrator programme for the MRSL 805SW tracker radar for Sea Wolf. However, the MOD did fund trials of an improved Sea Wolf tracker radar using a modified Rapier DN 181 radar. This programme was cancelled in 1981 in favour of lighter and cheaper competitive options, one of which is the Marconi 805SW, which draws on much of the technology evaluated in the earlier trials.