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Guided Weapons: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 August 2026UIN 16959

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many STRATUS missiles will his department procure in total.

Answered by Luke Pollard

As he will recall from his time as a Defence Minister, for operational and security reasons the Department does not make public the intended stockpile for the Stratus missiles.

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