Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 28 January 2026.
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative, Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the maximum weight of the new rifle under Project Grayburn.
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative, Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made it a requirement to use Aubert & Duval Armad steel to manufacture barrels for rifle variants within Project Grayburn.
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative, Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement has his Department specified for (a) anti-thermal and (b) anti IR coatings to the new rifle within Project Grayburn.
Luke Pollard
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
Project GRAYBURN is its concept phase. One of the primary outputs of this phase will be user requirements. These will consider the full range of performance characteristics including maximum weight and coating requirements.
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