Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Intellectual Property
Commons · Question 117130 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure future armoured vehicle programmes secure intellectual property rights to avoid sole-source support contracts.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 10 Mar 2026
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has an established Intellectual Property (IP) acquisition policy which applies to all procurement contracts including those for equipment and armoured fighting vehicles. Unless special circumstances apply, the MOD’s policy is...