Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108369

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2926, to question 106076 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, when was the Armour Piercing Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot round a) introduced and b) cancelled, prior t

Answer

Luke Pollard
The review of options commenced in October 2022. This preliminary assessment was to determine feasibility and potential options. A stop notice was issued in December 2023 under the last Government after assessment trials were conducted.