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Firearms

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46202

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out-of-service date is of the L7A2 machine gun.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The planned Out of Service Date for the L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun is 2035.

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