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Defence Equipment: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 119549

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to procure a Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System to counter incoming a) rockets, b) artillery, c) mortars and d) drones.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Integrated Air and Missile Defence investments will be prioritised appropriately against the threat as part of the future Integrated Force. Work to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendations, including on Integrated Air and Missile Defence, will be prioritised appropriately against the assessed threat picture as part of the future Integrated Force and will be set out in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan.

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