Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 June 2008. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 July 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Aircraft: Procurement

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when a decision will be made on the company which will construct the (a) Hawk advanced jet trainer and (b) Typhoon tranche 3; and where each will be manufactured.

Answer: The contract for the build of the Hawk advanced jet trainer was awarded to BAE Systems in October 2006. The aircraft are manufactured at Brough on Humberside. Negotiations with partner nations and industry on Typhoon Tranche 3 are underway and expected to continue throughout this year. The UK's national partner companies in the Eurofighter and Eurojet consortia are BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce respectively. Typhoon aircraft are manufactured at sites across the four partner nations.

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