Rifles: Procurement
Commons · Question 106654 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he made of the potential benefits of including an upper receiver which can accommodate 6.5 Creedmoor as part of Project Grayburn.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 27 Jan 2026
Project GRAYBURN is currently in its concept phase. An important output of this phase will be the definition of user requirements, covering the full range of performance characteristics, including calibre and operating system.