§ Mr. Normantonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will institute a study into whether the Airbus airframe might be suitable as part of an advanced airborne early-warning and communications system.
§ Mr. Norman LamontNo. We are, however, evaluating airborne early warning systems which could394W meet the needs of the Royal Air Force. If we were offered a system which used the A300 Airbus as the air vehicle it would be assessed along with other options.