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Rifles: Procurement

Asked by Luke AkehurstLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125985

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Department has made of the operational risks of replacing the SA80 service weapon without including modern optics within the scope of Project GRAYBURN.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Project GRAYBURN is in the Concept Phase during which the requirements for modern optics will be defined.

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