Written question asked by Martin Redmond (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 January 1997. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Monday, 13 January 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: What plans he has to acquire air combat manoeuvring instrumentation equipment for the Royal Air Force which can be used without ground relay facilities.

Answer: Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to acquire air combat manoeuvring instrumentation equipment for the Royal Air Force which can be used without ground relay facilities. [9834] Mr. Arbuthnot: We are planning to issue an invitation to tender for the rangeless airborne instrumented debriefing system in the near future. If a limited trial programme proves successful, we plan to procure RAIDS for the entire fast jet fleet by around the turn of the century.

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