Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability

Defence Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 16 Jul 2020 Closed: 9 Jul 2021 Parliament page
This inquiry will focus on the procurement and use of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) and whether more must be done to ensure the Army’s ability to deploy an armoured division. It will assess how the Army envisages employing AFVs in future operations. This inquiry will: examine the procurement of AFVs, … Read more
20 Recommendations
10 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
1 Letter
3 Events
Activity timeline 6 events
21 May
2021
Report published
21 May
2021
Correspondence
14 Mar
2021
Report published
3 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
20 Oct
2020
Oral evidence
6 Oct
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
3 Nov 2020
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Brigadier (ret) Ben Barry · International Institute for Strategic Studies
20 Oct 2020
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Air Marshal Richard Knighton CB · Ministry of Defence Jeremy Quin MP · Ministry of Defence Lieutenant General Christopher Tickell CBE · Ministry of Defence Mr Chris Bushell · Ministry of Defence
6 Oct 2020
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Carew Wilks · General Dynamics Land Systems-UK Francis Tusa · Defence Analysis Lee Fellows · Lockheed Martin UK Ampthill Nicholas Drummond · Aura Consulting Ltd. Peter Hardisty · Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth report: Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army’s armo… HC 659 14 Mar 2021 30 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
27 Recommendation Deferred
Fifth report: Obsolescent and outg…
We agree that it is important the Ministry of Defence maximises the collaborative opportunities offered...
We agree that it is important the Ministry of Defence maximises the collaborative opportunities offered by the recent investments in the UK’s armoured vehicles sector. The Department should ensure that it leverages these advantages by making a clear decision about … Read more
Government Response
The government states its Future Ground Combat System is in concept phase and will replace capability around 2040. The UK has observer status in the Franco-German MGCS program and is discussing requirements with the US, indicating no clear decision on participation has been made yet.
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Government Response AI assessment · 30 of 20 classified
Accepted 22
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 2
Total 20 recs + 10 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
21 May 2021 Letter dated 21 May 2021 from the Chair to the Minister for Defence Procurement regarding the Government response to the Committee's report on procurement of Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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