Trident (Hansard, 10 March 1997)

HC Deb 10 March 1997 vol 292 c65W 65W

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of Trident missiles purchased from the United States of America to date. [19223]

§ Mr. Arbuthnot
So far, the UK has purchased 44 Trident missiles from the United States. A contract for a further seven was placed by the US Department of Defence in November 1996 on behalf of the United Kingdom.