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	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the operational success of the wind-farm-friendly Lockhead Martin TPS-77 radar system; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	225957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has installed three Lockheed Martin TPS-77 air defence radars since 2011. These radars have completed Site Acceptance Testing and one of the radars (Trimingham) has been declared at Initial Operating Capability (IOC). Work continues to reach IOC on the other two radars, which is expected this year; Full Operating Capability will follow flight testing of these radars against specific wind-farms, with the first flight test planned for late 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/03/2015 17:28:16 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

224676

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the trials of the Lockhead Martin TPS-77 radar system to be completed and the results to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	225958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Flight trials have completed for the first TPS-77 radar at Trimingham and the results are being assessed. Flight trials are planned for two further radars at Brizlee Wood and Staxton Wold, beginning in late 2015. The Ministry of Defence has no plans to publish the results of the flight trials for national security and commercial reasons.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/03/2015 17:32:07 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

224677

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Department of Energy and Climate Change Aviation Plan Update (2015), what role his Department is taking in the trials of the Lockhead Martin TPS-77 radar system; and how he will ensure his Department's interests are properly taken into account.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	225959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Although the trialling of the TPS-77 radars, mentioned in the 'Aviation Plan: 2015 update', is not a specific work stream, the Ministry of Defence will lead the flight trials activity, with assistance from defence contractors as appropriate. This will ensure that the Department's interests are properly taken into account.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/03/2015 17:29:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching