The Ministry of Defence holds no industrial participation (IP) obligations. Since 1997, 13 IP commitments have been made by offshore companies relating to defence procurements. 12 of these are outstanding with a combined value of £526 million. These are listed as follows, along with commencement dates and planned dates for completion.
Programme Start date Completion date ASTOR February 1999 April 2011 BSFM August 2007 August 2011 C-17 August 2006 December 2010 Chinook Support December 2006 December 2011 Javelin December 2002 March 2013 Javelin (Training) May 2003 March 2013 MTADS/PNVS May 2005 December 2010 NLAW January 2002 January 2017 Litening Pods November 2006 November 2010 Shielder September 2006 September 2009 Soothsayer August 2003 August 2011 Watchkeeper October 2005 October 2012