British lawmakers underlined that foreign investments in the UK defence supply chain should be restricted to companies from NATO countries or London s allies outside.
MPs have called on the Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in the defence industry.
A defence committee study into foreign connections in the supply chain argued that the Ministry of Defence had permitted takeovers and equipment deals which put national security at risk.
MPs want to stop the MoD purchasing second-hand Chinese equipment after it emerged that Britain had bought two 737 airliners from China to convert into spy planes.
Intervention: MPs want to stop the MoD purchasing second-hand Chinese equipment after it emerged that Britain had bought two 737 airliners from China
They demanded the Government lists the countries it considers friendly investors and bar nations which fall outside this definition.