Rifles: Procurement
Commons · Question 106656 · 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 has made of the potential benefits of adopting a short stroke piston operated system rather than direct gas impingement for any of the rifle variants tendered for development under Project Gray
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.