Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 34189

Ukraine: Antiaircraft Missiles

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Named Day

Question

David Taylor

LabourHemel Hempstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of repurposing decommissioned Bofors anti-aircraft weapons for use in Ukrainian.

Answer

Luke Pollard
We have not assessed the potential merits of repurposing decommissioned Bofors anti-aircraft weapons for Ukraine, as the system was withdrawn from UK service in the 1970s and Defence no longer holds these systems. We have not received any requests from th...

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