Defence Equipment: Procurement
Commons · Question 5658 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125978, what metrics his Department is using to assess the effectiveness of the learn and adapt cycle referenced in relation to lessons from Ukraine; and
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 9 Jun 2026
His Majesty’s Government continually monitors and assesses the threats to the United Kingdom. Ukraine is demonstrating that the pace of the ‘learn and adapt’ cycle has accelerated exponentially. Capability concepts through acquisition to employment to cou...