Guided Weapons: Procurement

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

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Photo of James Cartlidge James Cartlidge Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100908 on Guided Weapons: Procurement, if he will list the contracts that have been placed.

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

Under Project BRAKESTOP, 11 contracts have been placed covering development and production of prototype effectors, a bespoke warhead, test ranges and other ancillary services such as transportation and storage.

The entities with which these contracts have been placed cannot be named at this stage due to commercial sensitivities.

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