Defence written question – answered at on 5 January 2010.
Ann Winterton
Conservative, Congleton
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Javelin missiles, (b) multiple rocket launcher rockets and (c) mortar rounds have been fired in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost is of each missile fired in each category.
Quentin Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support)
The following table sets out the number of Javelin missiles, guided multiple rocket launcher system rockets and mortar rounds that have been fired on operations and in training in the last 12 months:
| Mortar | |||||
| Javelin( 1) | GMLRS( 1, 2) | 81mm | 60mm( 1) | 51mm | |
| 2008 | |||||
| December | 70 | 50 | 8300 | - | - |
| 2009 | |||||
| January | 80 | 40 | 21200 | 500 | - |
| February | 55 | 25 | 18100 | 100 | - |
| March | 35 | 45 | 17700 | 1000 | - |
| April | 35 | 60 | 6800 | - | - |
| May | 50 | 45 | 11200 | 200 | - |
| June | 30 | 45 | 14000 | 200 | 300 |
| July | 50 | 20 | 7900 | 100 | - |
| August | 70 | 40 | 6800 | 300 | - |
| September | 15 | 20 | 7800 | 300 | 200 |
| October | 55 | 15 | 11000 | - | 300 |
| November | 35 | 5 | 14800 | 800 | - |
| (1) These rounds of ammunition are procured from overseas and therefore the costs are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. (2 )Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. Note: Figures have been taken from a variety of sources, including operational records, and accuracy cannot therefore be fully guaranteed. The figures do not necessarily relate to when fired, but often when ordered. All figures have been rounded to the nearest five in the case of Javelin and GMLRS and 100 for mortar rounds. | |||||
The approximate current cost per Guided Multiple Launch Rocket is £68,000.
The Javelin missiles fired in the last 12 months have been procured under two different contracts. The average cost of each missile would have been approximately £49,000.
The cost of 51mm mortars ranges from approximately £80 to approximately £160 depending on the variant fired. The cost of 60mm mortars ranges from approximately £185 to approximately £640 depending on the variant fired. We do not hold data for the expenditure of 60mm mortars in all months. The cost of 81mm mortars ranges from approximately £190 to approximately £890 depending on the variant fired.
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No2 people think not
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