Rifles: Procurement
2026-06-16 · Ministry of Defence · 11094 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on Project Cairns.
Answer
I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question 72366, which remains extant: The L7A2 General Purpose machine Gun (GPMG) is expected to be replaced under Project CAIRNS. Project CAIRNS is currently a pre-concept project and as such formal consideration o...