Defence - Fourth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 3 July 2002.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
INTRODUCTION
WARSHIP BUILDING STRATEGIES
Future competition
The construction of the Future Carrier
THE WARSHIP SUPPORT MODERNISATION INITIATIVE
The intended benefits of the Warship Support
Modernisation Initiative
Implications for competition and the future
of the naval bases and dockyards
EQUIPMENT-BASED PFI SCHEMES
Front-line services, and the role of
sponsored reserves
Third-party revenues
Conclusions on PFI
THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE SEA HARRIER
What capabilities will be lost: The diverging
paths of the Harrier variants
Capabilities provided by other means: Anti-air
warfare destroyers
Capability provided by the F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter-the Harrier's replacement
Changes in the requirement for the Sea Harrier's
air-defence role
Financial considerations
ASPECTS OF AN 'INFORMATION SUPERIORITY' CAPABILITY
FOLLOWING UP PREVIOUS LINES OF INQUIRY
ASRAAM and BVRAAM
A400M
PROGRESS WITH SMART ACQUISITION, AND THE
ROLE OF THE CENTRAL EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY CUSTOMER
LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
LIST OF WITNESSES
MEMORANDA PUBLISHED AS APPENDICES TO THE
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
DEFENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS IN THE CURRENT
PARLIAMENT
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
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