§ Mr. SpeedTo 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. AitkenThe 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:
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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