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Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 25 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 December 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 2 December 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of when the Eurofighter will be ready for operational use by the Royal Air Force.
Answer

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of when the Eurofighter will be ready for operational use by the Royal Air Force. [83905] Dr. Moonie: We expect Eurofighter, which has been re-designated Typhoon, to be available for operational deployment in the second half of this decade.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
83905; 395 c477-8W;395 c478W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Deployment Air force Procurement Military aircraft Typhoon aircraft
Link
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