Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 18123

Army

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 40 of the DIP, what metric he plans to use to test the lethality of the Army.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The Defence Investment Plan sets out the ambition for the British Army to become ten times more lethal by 2035. This increase in lethality is not a single moment but a trajectory, assessed through the Army's ability to generate combat effects faster and m...

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