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Written question asked by Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 20 November 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 November 2015. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 November 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Radar: Hebrides

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the time taken to upgrade air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan to the TPS-77 radar standard.

Answer

The Type 92 radar has undergone extensive modifications to the signal processing equipment to bring the radar to TPS-77 standard. This complex work required the manufacture and replacement of safety-critical components and extensive testing, whilst also maintaining operational capability, which has necessitated the deployment of an additional radar whilst the Type 92 was being upgraded - all of which has been carefully managed by the Ministry of Defence and delivered to time and within cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17094
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Radar Standards Hebrides
Link
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