HC Deb 25 June 1990 vol 175 c119W
Mr. Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish figures showing the trends in rates of production of tactical combat aircraft by Warsaw pact countries since 1983.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Tactical combat aircraft are produced by the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Poland. The aircraft manufactured by the east European countries are mainly combat capable trainers. The Soviet aircraft industry is dominant, both in terms of the volume of output and the capability of the aircraft being produced.

Estimated annual production of tactical combat aircraft by Warsaw pact countries, 1983–1989 (including combat capable trainers)
Number of aircraft
1983 1,000
1984 1,000
1985 950
1986 1,000
1987 1,000
1988 925
1989 875