Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Weapons
Commons · Question 107236 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 28 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 equipping Ares with the Northrop Grumman M230LF (Link Fed) Dual Feed Bushmaster Chain Gun.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 28 Jan 2026
The Army and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have established an enduring research programme to assess the benefits of equipping elements of the armoured vehicle fleet with a range of capabilities, including enhanced lethality. As part of th...