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Defence Equipment: Health and Safety

Commons · Question 95824 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the (a) immediate and (b) longer-term impact of grounding the SV fleet following the issues encountered during Exercise Titan Storm.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 4 Dec 2025

The safety of our personnel is always our utmost priority. A number of Rheinmetall MAN Military (RMMV) Support Vehicles (SV) been affected by a minor mechanical fault, which is being quickly rectified. This issue did not occur on Exercise TITAN STORM. Fol...