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.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fifth report: Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability
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Response to this report
First Special Report: Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2019–21
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First Special Report: Obsolescent and outgunned: the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2019–21
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Oral evidence transcripts

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3 November 2020
Inquiry Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability
Witnesses International Institute for Strategic Studies
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20 October 2020
Inquiry Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability
Witnesses Jeremy Quin MP (Minister for Defence Procurement at Ministry of Defence), Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence
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6 October 2020
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Written evidence

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Nicholas Drummond (Defence Industry Consultant and Commentator at Aura Consulting Ltd.) (AVF0014)
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Lockheed Martin UK (AVF0017)
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Paul Beaver (Director at Beaver Westminster Limited) (AVF0015)
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Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
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Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113/6168 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA