Armed Forces: Body Armour
Commons · Question 111885 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full deployment timeline will be for the roll out of female body armour in the Armed Forces; and what feedback mechanisms will be established to help improve users’ experiences.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 12 Feb 2026
The current Tactical Ballistic Plate (TBP) project, which is currently in its assessment phase, will deliver hard armour plates in a range of different sizes, thus ensuring greater comfort and integration for all users across Defence. Multiple Human Facto...