Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 117986
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
Luke Akehurst
Labour — North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for this policies of the absence of a mechanised infantry combat vehicle in British Army equipment plans.
Answer
Luke PollardBoxer is set to become the new British Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, an eight-by-eight-wheeled, all-terrain, armoured transport vehicle, designed for rapid deployment, high mobility, and modularity.