§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many research developments and contracts and agreements have been awarded to the British Ministry of Defence by the United States strategic defence initiative programme since January 1987; what is their total worth; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. AitkenGovernment-to-Government arrangements for US-funded work performed by the United Kingdom for the SDI programme are called letters of offer and acceptance (LOAs). Since the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the two countries in December 1985, 25 such LOAs have been awarded, amounting to a total value of $107.3 million. The majority of the work and funding effort has been sub-contracted to United Kingdom industry.
The purpose of three arrangements is classified; the remainder are as follows:
- SUBJECT:
- UK SDI European Architecture Study
- European BMC3 Architecture
- Electromagnetic Railgun
- Countermeasures to SDI components
- Laser Impulse Coupling/Interaction
- European Test Bed Requirements Study
- Catalyst for CO2 laser system
- Advanced Sensor Hardening
- Higher operating temp IR detectors
- Delay Lines for use at 10 Micrometers
- UK Node Extended Air Defence test bed
- Artificial Intelligence Discrimination
- Data Fusion Demonstrator
- MESAR—Radar Trials
- Tetraform
- UKAS follow-on study
- Lethality Database
- Sensor Hardening (follow-on studies)
- Phase Conjugation Programme
- Target-Oriented Tracking System
- Evolution and test of IR window materials
- Threat Generation Study
Details of all unclassified awards have been included as some agreed prior to January 1987 will have had additional funding of work packages placed upon them after this date.