§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost of(a) a Hornet radar sensor and (b) the future anti-surface guided weapon. [103031]
§ Mr. KilfoyleThis is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Sir Robert Walmsley to Mr. Mike Hancock, dated 21 December 1999:
I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the cost of a Hornet radar sensor and the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon. This matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief of Defence Procurement and Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency.The United Kingdom does not operate, nor has plans to procure, a sensor system called Hornet. You may be referring to the sensor system for the US F/A18 aircraft called the Hornet, but as you will appreciate, we have no visibility of the costs associated with this programme.The requirement for the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon has yet to be fully defined and it is therefore too early to indicate the cost.I am sorry that I cannot be more helpful.