Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Friday, 17 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 October 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 October 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average annual operating cost is per (a) Tornado GR, (b) Jaguar GR1/A/3/3A, (c) Jaguar T2A/T4 and (d) Tornado F3; and what the estimated average operating cost is per Eurofighter. - Inc table and figure.

Answer: Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average annual operating cost is per (a) Tornado GR, (b) Jaguar GR1/A/3/3A, (c) Jaguar T2A/T4 and (d) Tornado F3; and what the estimated average operating cost is per Eurofighter. [190056] Mr. Ingram: The average annual operating cost per aircraft is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million Tornado GR4 10.4 Jaguar GR1/3 5.6 Jaguar T2/4 5.5 Tornado F3 9.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The estimated cost for the Eurofighter Typhoon is £4.7 million for 2004-05. This annual average will increase over time as the number of hours flown by each aircraft increases. The figures in the table are based on the Actual Operating Fleet (average annual number of aircraft available to the RAF).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 425 c188-9W; 190056
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Military aircraft Typhoon aircraft Operating costs Tornado aircraft Jaguar aircraft
Contains statistics: Yes
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