Committees

Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability

Inquiry

This inquiry will focus on the procurement and use of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) and whether more must be done to ensure the Army’s ability to deploy an armoured division. It will assess how the Army envisages employing AFVs in future operations.   

This inquiry will:   

  • examine the procurement of AFVs, including how much has been spent over the last 20 years and the number of vehicles acquired  
  • ask which capabilities have been sacrificed to fund overruns in core armoured vehicles and what gaps are emerging with the Army’s AFV capability  

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

Work news

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Tobias Ellwood writes to MoD following publication of AFV Government response
Committee publishes Government response and writes to Jeremy Quin, Minister for Defence Procurement, raising concerns
21 May 2021
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Report: Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army's armoured vehicle capability
Committee publish report on Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability
15 March 2021
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Defence Committee to hold evidence session on British Army armoured vehicle projects
Brigadier (ret) Ben Barry will be questioned on the current capability of the UK's armoured forces
29 October 2020
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Defence Committee examines British Army armoured vehicle projects
The Defence Committee holds a session on progress in delivering the British Army’s most important armoured vehicle projects
15 October 2020
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Defence Committee to hold evidence session on British Army armoured vehicle projects
Defence Committee holds evidence session on progress in delivering the British Army’s most important armoured vehicle projects
2 October 2020
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Procurement and use of Armoured Fighting Vehicles inquiry launched
Defence Committee launches inquiry into Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AVFs)
17 July 2020
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Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113/6168 (General enquiries) / 07562435286 (Toni McAndrew-Noon: Media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA