Fifth report: Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability

Select Committee
Defence Committee HC 659 14 March 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 30 items (20 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 30 of 30 classified)
Accepted 22
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 2
Government response
First Special Report: Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2019–21 · published 21 May 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 results
27 Recommendation Deferred
We agree that it is important the Ministry of Defence maximises the collaborative opportunities offered...
Recommendation
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 Summary
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.
Ministry of Defence
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