Military Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether, in the process of discussions for buying the (a) P-8 and (b) Apache A-64 US systems, the Government was mandated to purchase associated US-made armaments.
Answered on
5 January 2022
No. While the Poseidon (P-8A) and AH-64E Apache will use US made weapons initially, this was not mandated in any procurement agreements.
Original Source
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-15/93718