Defence: Procurement
(asked on 28th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date of contract signature was for the (a) A400M, (b) ASTUTE Subsequent Procurement (boats 4-7), (c) Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, (d) Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme and (e) MARS Tanker.
Contract signature dates for the programmes listed are as follows:
Programme | Contract Signature | Type of Contract
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A400M | May 2003 | Development and Production contract
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Asture Subsequent Procurement (Boats 4-7) | November 2012 (Boat 4) | Boats 5-7 Whole Boat contracts have not yet been signed
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QEC Aircraft Carriers | July 2008 | Aircraft Carrier Manufacturing Phase Alliance Agreement. Amended and updated in May 2014 |
Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme | December 2011 | Demonstration phase contract
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MARS Tanker | March 2012 | Manufacture phase contract
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