HC Deb 24 October 1989 vol 158 c440W
Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of current Warsaw pact helicopter capability for offensive warfare.

Mr. Tom King

The Warsaw pact has a large fleet of helicopters, about 4,000 in Europe alone, most of which can be armed with a variety of weapons systems. They could present a formidable offensive threat when used as part of a combined arms operation.