Defence: Procurement Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) original forecast in-service date at main gate and (b) actual in-service date of each post-main gate Category (i) A, (ii) B and (iii) C procurement project was in each of the last two years. Mr. Quentin Davies The following table gives the actual in-service date for category A, B and C post main gate projects in each of the last two financial years for which results have been published together with the originally forecast in-service date at main gate: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In service date forecast at main gate|Actual in service date|Category|Project title | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June 2006 |April 2006 |B |General health and usage monitoring system | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2007 |May 2006 |C |JACAMAR—Secure radio system | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2002 |June 2006 |A |Sting Ray Life Extension and Capability Upgrade | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2004 |July 2006 |A |Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2006 |September 2006 |B |Javelin Follow-On Buy | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2006 |September 2006 |C |Chinook Coherence | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2005 |October 2006 |B |TROJAN and TITAN | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2006 |October 2006 |C |Thermal Sighting System for the Self Propelled High Velocity Missile Weapon System | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2002 |January 2007 |C |Saturn for Lynx Mk8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2007 |March 2007 |B |Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2007 |March 2007 |B |Royal Navy Joint Tactical Information Distribution System | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2006 |March 2007 |C |Future fire control system | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2007 |June 2007 |C |Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corp (ARRC)—Command and Control Information System| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2007 |July 2007 |A |PICASSO | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2008 |September 2007 |C |Dismounted Counter Mine Capability | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2006 |November 2007 |B |PANTHER Command and Liaison Vehicle (CLV) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2008 |January 2008 |B |Defence HF Communications Service | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January 2008 |January 2008 |B |High Velocity Missile Procurement (Tranche 4) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2006 |February 2008 |C |Fire Control Battlefield Information Systems Application | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2005 |February 2008 |A |Support Vehicle | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2008 |March 2008 |C |Tomahawk Block IV Weapon System | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------