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Firearms: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7762

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Transparency Notice 715870491-Procurement of General-Purpose Machine Gun L7A2 weapon systems (GPMG System) and associated ancillaries, published on 5 June 2026, what is the full specification of the L7A2 Mid-Life Improvement configuration; and how is it a different technical baseline than the previous configuration.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The recently published Voluntary Transparency Notice for the General-Purpose Machine Gun contract arrangement does not impact the planned Out of Service Date of 2035.

I am unable to provide details relating to the detailed technical specification of the L7A2 Mid-Life Improvement due to operational sensitivities.

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