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Rifles: Decommissioning

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 26 February 2026.

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Photo of Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Obese-Jecty Conservative, Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to dispose of the SA80 family of weapons after they are replaced by a new individual weapon via Project Grayburn.

Photo of Luke Pollard Luke Pollard The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

Project GRAYBURN is currently in the concept phase with the aim of identifying and understanding requirements. As part of this phase, a disposal plan is under consideration. Due to the current phase of the project and commercial sensitivities, I am unable to provide further detail at this stage.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 26 February 2026, cW)

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