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Rifles: Procurement

Asked by Luke AkehurstLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125986

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department is considering Project GRAYBURN as the anchor for a longer-term strategic supplier relationship covering wider dismounted close combat weapons and associated support.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Project GRAYBURN seeks to establish a strategic relationship with industry to deliver, manage, spirally develop and support the weapons portfolio. In time, this could be extended to the wider dismounted close combat weapons portfolio.

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