§ 45. Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement on the progress of the deployment of the air defence variant of the Tornado.
§ Mr. ButlerThe first two Tornado F2s were delivered to RAF Coningsby last year for ground training and familiarisation. Crew training for the operational conversion unit has started at British Aerospace, Warton. The Tornado F2 will enter front-line service next year as planned, although some rephasing of the deployment plan will be necessary as a result of delays during the development of the air intercept radar.