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Rifles: Procurement

Commons · Question 125985 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Department has made of the operational risks of replacing the SA80 service weapon without including modern optics within the scope of Project GRAYBURN.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 20 Apr 2026

Project GRAYBURN is in the Concept Phase during which the requirements for modern optics will be defined.