Written questions

Army: Procurement

2026-07-08 · Ministry of Defence · 17413 · Official question

Stuart Anderson

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimated procurement time on Taskforce RAPSTONE compared to normal MOD procurement timescales.

Answer

The Defence Investment Plan has provisioned £400 million to the Land Lethality Pipeline, which includes a £50 million boost to the Army’s RAPSTONE rapid lethality programme over the next twelve months. This boost will enable Taskforce RAPSTONE to deliver ...