Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 November 1998. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 9 November 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those companies which have been invited to tender for the SR(A) 1239.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those companies which have been invited to tender for the SR(A) 1239. [58525] Mr. Spellar: SR(A)1239 refers to our requirement for a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile for Eurofighter. Invitations to tender were issued in December 1995 to the following companies: a) Bae Dynamics, Stevenage. b) Hughes Aircraft Co., Tuscon, USA. c) Daimler-Benz, Germany. d) Alenia, Italy. e) Matra-Defence, France. f) GEC-Marconi, Stanmore. g) Aerospatiale, France. h) Saab Dynamics, Sweden. i) Raytheon Electronic Systems, Bedford. Responses were received from Matra Bae Dynamics and Hughes Aircraft Co., now Raytheon Systems Ltd. Following initial evaluation, it was decided to conduct a project Definition/Risk Reduction phase, and further Invitations to Tender were issued to both companies in October 1997.

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