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Artillery: Procurement

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Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 133551, tabled on 26 January 2023

Question

Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
Rayleigh and Wickford
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Statement of 16 January 2023 on Ukraine: Update, Official Report column 36, what the revised Initial operating capability date is for the (a) Mobile Fires Platform and (b) interim artillery capability.

Answer

Alex Chalk
Conservative
Cheltenham
Commons

Answered on

1 February 2023

In line with the Defence Secretary’s announcement to the House on 16 January, delivery of the Mobile Fires Platform will be accelerated to bring this capability into service earlier this decade.

Simultaneously we are exploring options to replenish the artillery capability in the short-term following granting in kind of AS90 to Ukraine. Revised Initial Operating Capability dates for the interim and enduring capability are yet to be confirmed.

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