Britain opts for homemade tank over US rival

Title

Britain opts for homemade tank over US rival

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

John Alcock interviews Chairman and Chief Executive of Vickers, Sir David Plastow, on a contract awarded by the UK Government to build a new battle tank.

Contributors

John Alcock; David Plastow

Keywords

Armed forces; UK; Great Britain; Arms sales; Arms industry; Vickers (engineering company); Tanks

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