§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the Mesar system and its application for ballistic missile defence. [28921]
§ Mr. FreemanThe multifunction electronically scanned adaptive radar is being developed with a number of air defence applications in mind, including most surface-to-air missile systems. It is also the key element of a technology demonstrator programme which, as I announced to the House on 18 October 1994,Official Report, column 239, could have an application for ballistic missile defence. This programme will take some two and half years to complete, including tests, and aims to develop technologies where the UK is an acknowledged world leader.