HC Deb 21 May 1992 vol 208 cc258-9W
Mr. Speed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the collaborative projects on military equipment currently being undertaken by the United Kingdom and other countries in the Western European Union.

Mr. Aitken

The following is a list of collaborative projects currently being undertaken by the United Kingdom and at least one other country which is a member of the Western European Union:

Collaborative project Country(s)
IN PRODUCTION OR SERVICE
Naval equipment Other participants
NATO Ships Inertial Navigation System Canada, Netherlands, Spain
Land equipment
FH70 Howitzer Germany, Italy
M483A1 Artillery Shell Netherlands, Turkey, United States
Scorpion Reconnaissance Vehicle Belgium
Multiple-Launch Rocket System Phase I France, Germany, Italy, United States
Multiple-Launch Rocket System Phase II Germany
Missiles
Martel Air-to-Surface France
Sidewinder Air-to-Air Germany, Italy, Norway
Milan Anti-Tank (including improvements) France, Germany
Air Systems
Jaguar France
Lynx France
Puma France
Gazelle France
Tornado Germany, Italy
Other Equipment Other Participants
Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United States

Collaborative project Country(s)
IN DEVELOPMENT OR EARLIER STUDY PHASES
Naval equipment Other participants
The Future Frigate France
NATO Improved Link Eleven Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United States
Land equipment
COBRA(Counter Battery Radar) France, Germany
Multiple-Launch Rocket System Phase III France, Germany, United States
Aimed Control Effect Anti-Tank Mine France, Germany
Future Tank Main Armament France, Germany, United States
Missiles
TRIGAT (Third Generation Anti-Tank Guided Weapon) Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands
Family of Anti-Air Missile Systems France, Italy
Air Systems
Airborne Radar Demonstrator System France, United States
European Fighter Aircraft Germany, Italy, Spain
EH101 Helicopter Italy
RTM322 Helicopter Engine France
Other Participants
Allied Standard Avionics Architecture Initiative France, Germany, United States
Other equipment
NIS Question and Answer Component Development France, Germany, Italy, United States
ADA Computer Language Canada, Denmark, France,
Project Support Germany, Italy,
Environment Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United States
Allied Data Systems Interoperability Agency NATO Procedural Interoperability Standards France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United States