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Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

Commons · Question 108369 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2926, to question 106076 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, when was the Armour Piercing Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot round a) introduced and b) cancelled, prior t

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 3 Feb 2026

The review of options commenced in October 2022. This preliminary assessment was to determine feasibility and potential options. A stop notice was issued in December 2023 under the last Government after assessment trials were conducted.