Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Ministry of Defence written question – answered on 4th July 2017.

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Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the number of vehicles that the Warrior Capability and Sustainment Programme is capable of upgrading.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the cost of the Warrior Capability and Sustainment Programme will exceed its current budget; and if he will make a statement.

Photo of Harriett Baldwin Harriett Baldwin The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

The Army's Warrior fleet (including all variants) stands at 769. The Department's planning assumption is that a number of these will be upgraded under the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). The number to be upgraded will be decided when the Department makes its investment decision.

The WCSP is still in the Demonstration Phase with 11 platforms currently being manufactured which will then undergo rigorous trials. The MOD is currently in commercial discussions about the manufacture contract.

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