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Commons · Question 5658 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

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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

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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...

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