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Guided Weapons

Asked by Luke AkehurstLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 103979

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of current UK stockpiles of short-range ground-based air defence missiles compared with stock levels held in 2022.

Answered by Luke Pollard

I am withholding further detail for operational security reasons.

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