Ammunition: Procurement
Commons · Question 3168 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge (6×38mm) for use in a) individual and b) specialist weapons within the UK armed forces.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 27 May 2026
As advised in my previous answer to Question 125983, Project GRAYBURN is currently in its concept phase. An important output of this phase will be the definition of user requirements, covering the full range of performance characteristics, including calib...