Written question asked by Robert Walter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 September 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 September 2008. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Aircraft

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Boeing-built, designed or supported (a) airborne platforms, (b) aircraft, (c) helicopters and (d) other air systems are (i) in use, (ii) in the process of acquisition or appraisal and (iii) under consideration for use in the three services.

Answer

[holding answer 10 September 2008]: The following table lists the major air assets which Boeing have either built, designed or currently support.

Asset	In use	Acquisition/Appraisal	Under consideration
Airborne Platforms	—	—	—

Aircraft
Sentry	7	—	—
C-17	6	—	—
Boeing RC-135¹	—	—	3
Helicopters	—	—	—
Apache	67	—	—
Chinook Mk2/2A	40	—	—
Chinook Mk3²	—	8	—

Other Air Systems	³—	³—	³—
¹ Under consideration for the assessment phase of Project HELIX (replacement for Nimrod R1 capability.)
² These helicopters are being converted to a support helicopter configuration and will enter service from late 2009.
³ I am withholding the information as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.

Secondary information