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Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 October 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Typhoon

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what tests have been conducted on the Typhoon's weapons systems on the Gripen; and when he expects weapons testing on the Typhoon to be completed.
Answer

The Meteor missile, which will be integrated onto Typhoon, is using Gripen as its primary development platform. Weapons testing on Typhoon is currently planned to continue at least until 2013 and probably beyond as new generations of weapon become available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15396; 437 c18W;437 c18W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Weapons Typhoon aircraft