• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Excelitas Qioptiq banner

BATTLESPACE Updates

   +44 (0)77689 54766
   

  • Home
  • Features
  • News Updates
  • Defence Engage
  • Company Directory
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media Pack 2023

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

December 11, 2008 by

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

Dec 08. Defence Committee. Publication of the Defence Committee’s First Report of Session 2008-09: Winter Supplementary Estimates 2008-09
The Defence Committee will be publishing its First Report of Session 2008–09, Winter Supplementary Estimates 2008-09, HC 52, on Monday 15 December at 11.00 am. No embargoes.

Dec 08. Third Evidence Session (originally tabled for last Tuesday). Defence Equipment, Tuesday 16 December 2008 at 10.30 am in Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster (room subject to change), oral evidence will be taken from:
Ministry of Defence
o Quentin Davies MP, Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Equipment and Support
o General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue KCB CBE, Chief of Defence Materiel
o Lieutenant General Andrew Figgures CBE, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)
o Mr Amyas Morse, Defence Commercial Director, Ministry of Defence

House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 09 December 2008

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armoured or
protected Land Rovers of each type were deployed to Iraq prior to October 2003;
and when they were deployed. [241279]

Mr. Hutton: No armoured or protected Land Rovers were deployed in Iraq prior to
October 2003. 208 Snatch Mk1 protected vehicles were deployed to Iraq in
November 2003.

House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 08 December 2008

Tornado Aircraft

Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the
statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence of 19
November 2008, Official Report, columns 94-5WH, on RAF operations, whether the
Tornado aircraft due to be deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Herrick from 1
April 2009 will be fitted with the Raptor imaging system from the start of their
deployment. [241200]

Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the
statement of 19 November 2008, Official Report, column 95WH, on RAF operations,
whether the Tornado aircraft due to be deployed to Afghanistan on Operation
Herrick from 1 April 2009 will be fitted with the Raptor imaging system from the
start of their deployment. [240736]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The Tornado GR4 will have the capability to carry the Raptor
Reconnaissance Pod from the start of their deployment; however there has not yet
been any decision to deploy this capability. An Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance capability will be provided by GR4 with an alternative system in
the first instance, which delivers the ISR effects required in the Operation
Herrick theatre, while providing an optimum balance between weapons and ISTAR
payloads.

Primary Sidebar

Advertisers

  • qioptiq.com
  • Exensor
  • TCI
  • Visit the Oxley website
  • Visit the Viasat website
  • Blighter
  • SPECTRA
  • Britbots logo
  • Faun Trackway
  • Systematic
  • CISION logo
  • ProTEK logo
  • businesswire logo
  • ProTEK logo
  • ssafa logo
  • Atkins
  • IEE
  • EXFOR logo
  • KME logo
  • DSEi
  • sibylline logo
  • Team Thunder logo
  • Commando Spirit - Blended Scoth Whisy
  • Comtech logo
Hilux Military Raceday Novemeber 2023 Chepstow

Contact Us

BATTLESPACE Publications
Old Charlock
Abthorpe Road
Silverstone
Towcester NN12 8TW

+44 (0)77689 54766

BATTLESPACE Technologies

An international defence electronics news service providing our readers with up to date developments in the defence electronics industry.

Recent News

  • EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES

    February 3, 2023
    Read more
  • VETERANS UPDATE

    February 3, 2023
    Read more
  • MANAGEMENT ON THE MOVE

    February 3, 2023
    Read more

Copyright BATTLESPACE Publications © 2002–2023.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. If you continue to use the website, we'll assume you're ok with this.   Read More  Accept
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT