To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 141251 on Army: Weapons, (a) when and (b) for what reasons the L127 A4 fuze was withdrawn from British army service.
Answered on
31 March 2022
All L127 Fuzes were removed from service within the Army as of 31 December 2019.
They were removed from service following advice from the Defence Ordnance Safety Group due to the presence of Tetryl within the fuzes.
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Ministry of Defence
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