HC Deb 20 January 1987 vol 108 c544W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Tornado F3 aircraft are currently with the F3 operational conversion unit.

Mr. Stanley

It is not our practice to reveal details of numbers of operational aircraft.

Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Tornado F3 aircraft are now in squadron service.

Mr. Stanley

The first Tornado F3 Squadron is expected to form later this year. It is not our practice to reveal details of numbers of operational aircraft.

Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Tornado F3 aircraft have now been fitted with Foxhunter radar.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Sufficient Foxhunter radars have been fitted to Tornado air defence variant aircraft to support the Operational Conversion Unit which formed last year. It is not our practice to reveal numbers of aircraft in operational units.