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Rifles: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 107229

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made it a requirement to use Aubert & Duval Armad steel to manufacture barrels for rifle variants within Project Grayburn.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Project GRAYBURN is its concept phase. One of the primary outputs of this phase will be user requirements. These will consider the full range of performance characteristics including maximum weight and coating requirements.

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