Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 26049

Army

Tabled: 23 January 2025

Answered: 31 January 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 18985 on Army, whether the Departmental priority to double the lethality of the British Army by 2027 includes the procurement of the precision strike missile syst

Answer

Luke Pollard

The ambition set by the Chief of the General Staff to double the fighting power of the British Army by 2027 and treble it by 2030 exists within the Army as a principle to guide Army modernisation. It is not tied to specific programmes or procurements, but...

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