Written question asked by Alan Simpson (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 July 1998. It was answered by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 July 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimates he has made of the cost of fitting each nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine with Tomahawk missiles. - Includes figures.
- Answer
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Mr. Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of fitting each nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine with Tomahawk missiles. [52172] Mr. George Robertson: The overall cost of procuring Tomahawk for the Royal Navy is some £180m at 1997-98 prices. This includes the procurement of missiles, test and training systems, submarine weapon handling and fire control systems, and provision of a mission planning and targeting facility. In addition, the average cost of fitting out each submarine is estimated to be some £1.4m.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 52172; 317 c201W
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Defence Costs Procurement Nuclear submarines Tomahawk missiles
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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