§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Tornado F2 aircraft have been delivered(a) with and (b) without radar; and how many are in store (i) with and (ii) without radar.
§ Mr. SainsburyI presume that the hon. Member requires information on all marks of Tornado ADV. 111 Tornado ADV's have been delivered to date comprising 18 F2 and 93 F3. All Tornado ADV aircraft in front line service have radars fitted. There are 26 aircraft at present in storage at RAF St. Athan of which 14 are F2 and 12 are F3. While they are in storage there is no requirement to fit these aircraft with radars. The balance of four F2 ADV's are being used to support the development programme.