Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 21 May 2024.
Mark Francois
Conservative, Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department defines initial operating capability in the context of the new 155mm Boxer-related 155mm artillery programme.
James Cartlidge
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
The Mobile Fires Platform project will be a product of the Integrated Procurement Model(IPM), and as such, Minimum Deployable Capability(MDC) will replace Initial Operating Capability(IOC) and Full Operating Capability(FOC).
Yes3 people think so
No3 people think not
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