§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the Multi-role Armoured Vehicle; and if he will list the project milestones. [68508]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 3 February 1999]: The Multi-role Armoured Vehicle programme will provide a family of armoured utility vehicles to replace the FV430 series, Saxon and CVR(T) vehicles. The Memorandum of Understanding for the development and initial production phase has been signed and we are working with our French and German partners, and with industry, to place a contract shortly. Firm milestones will be identified during the development phase.