Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 96358
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 93240 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, what was the a) start and b) finish date of Project RARDEN.
Answer
Luke PollardProject RARDEN is a legacy project that introduced the Rarden cannon into service in the 1970s. On current planning, the Rarden cannon will be removed from service December 2027.