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Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 61038, tabled on 11 October 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to develop the UK's industrial capacity and skills required to design, test and manufacture armoured vehicles.

Answered on

19 October 2022

In order to develop the UK’s industrial capacity and skills, the Department has this year published its first sector specific strategy for Land capabilities in the Land Industrial Strategy. This sets out the measures we intend to take as we plan and implement the modernisation and through life support of our Armoured Vehicle Fleet and related capabilities in the Land Sector.