§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the Antonov 124–100 has the capacity to lift two main battle tanks simultaneously. [103103]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 20 December 1999]: On the basis of information publicly available, we are not aware that the Antonov 124–100, nor any of the other aircraft under consideration to fulfil our Short Term Strategic Airlift requirement, are currently capable of 478W carrying safely two Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. We have not, however, sought detailed information on this point since we have no such requirement.