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Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 June 2009. It was answered by Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) on Thursday, 18 June 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Aircraft

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contractual support arrangements there are for the (a) RAF VC10 and (b) TriStar fleets; and what the cost was in each case in each of the last two years.
Answer

Maintenance of the RAF VC10 fleet is provided by BAE Systems under a partnering agreement called JAVELIN (joint approach to VC10 engineering and logistics integration). Logistic support for the Conway engines used on the VC10 is provided by Rolls-Royce plc and engine repairs are undertaken by Vector Aerospace.The RAF TriStar fleet is supported by the TriStar integrated operational support contract (TRIOS) with Marshall of Cambridge (Aerospace) Ltd. TRIOS excludes the RB211 engines which are contractually supported by Rolls-Royce plc, the auxiliary power units which are contractually supported by Euravia and the air-to-air refuelling equipment which is supported under the VC10 JAVELIN contract.The cost of these contractual support arrangements is contained in the following table:

£ million
Aircraft
Financial year VC10 TriStar
2007-08 77 21
2008-09 70 24
Note:
Costs have been rounded to the nearest million.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
494 c467W; 280065
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Military aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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