Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17413

Army: Procurement

Tabled: 9 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimated procurement time on Taskforce RAPSTONE compared to normal MOD procurement timescales.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Defence Investment Plan has provisioned £400 million to the Land Lethality Pipeline, which includes a £50 million boost to the Army’s RAPSTONE rapid lethality programme over the next twelve months. This boost will enable Taskforce RAPSTONE to deliver ...

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