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Rifles: Decommissioning

Commons · Question 112713 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to dispose of the SA80 family of weapons after they are replaced by a new individual weapon via Project Grayburn.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 26 Feb 2026

Project GRAYBURN is currently in the concept phase with the aim of identifying and understanding requirements. As part of this phase, a disposal plan is under consideration. Due to the current phase of the project and commercial sensitivities, I am unable...