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Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 March 2007. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 March 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Identification Friend or Foe Systems

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2007, Official Report, column 54W, on identification friend/foe systems, why he has no plans to fit Successor IFF to Hercules C130J and Tornado GR4 aircraft; and whether he plans to fit Successor IFF to Typhoon aircraft.
Answer

To confirm the answer of 12 March 2007, Official Report, column 54W that Tornado GR4 is in the process of being fitted with the Successor Identification Friend or Foe (SIFF) system transponder capability.Hercules C130J and Typhoon aircraft are both supplied with an integrated IFF capability that is fully compatible and inter-operable with SIFF.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
129788; 458 c1438W
Session
2006-07
Related items
Identification Friend Foe Systems
Monday, 12 March 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Identification friend or foe systems
Link
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