Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to figure 9 of The Defence Equipment Plan 2017, which weapons systems in the Complex Weapons pipeline were included in the programme to develop families of weapons utilising the principles of commonality, modularity and re-use that he estimates will deliver £1.2bn savings over 10 years from 2010.
The weapons systems included in the Complex Weapons pipeline that will deliver an estimated £1.2 billion of savings over 10 years from 2010 are: Brimstone 2; SPEAR Capability 3; ASRAAM Block 6; Sea Venom; Sea Ceptor; and Land Ceptor.