Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Typhoon Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to replace the remaining in-service Tranche 1 Typhoons.
Answer: The remaining in-service Tranche 1 Typhoons have a planned out of Service date of 2027. Upon Tranche 1 retirement, Typhoon will continue to serve as the backbone of the UK's Combat Air Force until at least the 2040s. To ensure it remains at the cutting ed...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: RadarMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the RAF will receive the first Typhoons with a European Common Radar System Mark 2 radar.
Answer: Delivery and integration of the European Common Radar System Mark 2 onto RAF Typhoon Tranche 3 aircraft, as part of the Eurofighter Phase 4 Enhancement (P4E) programme, will commence by the end of this decade.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what stages of the assembly of the Eurofighter Typhoon take place in (a) Warton, (b) Samlesbury and (c) overseas.
Answer: For UK acquired aircraft and UK led export orders, ‘final assembly’ takes place at Warton wherein the Major Equipment components which have been manufactured at Samlesbury by BAES and also by the European Partner Companies at facilities in Germany, Italy ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: Rolls RoyceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many EJ200 engines have been manufactured by Rolls Royce in (a) 2020, (b), 2021, (c) 2022, (d) 2023, (e) 2024 and (f) 2025.
Answer: No new engines were manufactured for the UK MOD in the timeframe specified.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the design of the Global Combat Air Programme requires the use of an engine with reheat capability.
Answer: The use of reheated engine in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) will depend on the final performance requirements. As the aircraft is still in the concept phase, no final decision has yet been made on whether reheat will be included.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what engine is used as the test demonstrator for the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answer: The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) demonstrator is planned to use EJ200 engines from the Eurofighter Typhoon, giving a reliable engine for testing the aircraft’s design. A brand-new engine will power the final production aircraft.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air Programme: Typhoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Global Combat Air Programme has to use the EJ200 engine.
Answer: The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is developing a new aircraft to enter service in the mid-2030s. The early flying demonstrator will utilise EJ200 engines, these engines won’t be used in the final production model.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant with reference to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question HL9397 on Typhoon Aircraft: Factories, what elements of the Typhoons expected to be ordered by Germany will be manufactured in the UK.
Answer: It is the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency who set the industrial sub-system production and workshare agreements across the partner nations. Through partner nation agreement, NETMA have set United Kingdom industrial workshare as 37%. Eurofig...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question HL9397 on Typhoon Aircraft: Factories, what elements of the Typhoons ordered by Italy will be manufactured in the UK.
Answer: It is the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency who set the industrial sub-system production and workshare agreements across the partner nations. Through partner nation agreement, NETMA have set United Kingdom industrial workshare as 37%. Eurofig...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question HL9397 on Typhoon Aircraft: Factories, what elements of the Typhoons ordered by Spain will be manufactured in the UK.
Answer: It is the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency who set the industrial sub-system production and workshare agreements across the partner nations. Through partner nation agreement, NETMA have set United Kingdom industrial workshare as 37%. Eurofig...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question HL9397 on Typhoon Aircraft: Factories, on what evidential basis his Department calculated that Combat Air would support 40,000 long-term, high-quality UK m
Answer: The figure related to an estimate of the number of jobs sustained across the Combat Air sector and its supply chains by the additional investment announced in the Strategic Defence Review over the next ten years. The estimate was based on internal analysi...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question HL9397 on Typhoon Aircraft: Factories, what proportion of the funding for Combat Air will be spent with companies in the North West.
Answer: The planned Combat Air investment will benefit every region of the United Kingdom in the next ten years. In a new era of threat, we need a new era for our defence industry and the Defence Industrial Strategy launched on 8 September 2025 is designed not ju...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question HL9397 on Typhoon Aircraft: Factories, what proportion of the funding for Combat Air will be spent on the (a) Typhoon, (b) F-35 and (c) Global Combat Air P
Answer: Future spending on Combat Air programmes will be determined through the Defence Investment Plan. No decisions have yet been made on either the amount to be spent on Combat Air or the proportion that will be spent on Typhoon, F-35 and the Global Combat Air...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: TanksMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many scimitar tanks the British Army currently holds (a) in reserve and (b) that are awaiting disposal.
Answer: No Scimitar vehicles are held in reserve and only one vehicle is awaiting disposal.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units will receive Ajax as part of the Armoured Cavalry Programme.
Answer: The following units are due to receive Ajax vehicles. HCR – Household Cavalry RegimentRL – Royal LancersRDG – Royal Dragoon GuardsQRH – Queens Royal HussarsKRH – Kings Royal HussarsRTR – Royal Tank Regiment26 RA - 26th Regiment Royal Artillery1 RHA - 1st ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ajax Armoured vehicles had been delivered to the Armoured Cavalry Programme by 1 July 2025.
Answer: As at 1 July 2025, 116 platforms had been delivered to the Field Army.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring General Atomics’ Gambit 5 uncrewed combat aerial vehicle.
Answer: The Royal Navy is exploring how Fixed Wing Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (FW ACPs) could augment F35B Lightning embarked in Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carriers to provide additional strike capability. There are a number of emerging solutions for thi...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: RiflesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on (a) developing and (b) procuring the A2 variant chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor of the L129 rifle.
Answer: L129 Sharpshooter rifles have recently been upgraded to the A2 standard and will be issued to units in the coming months. This upgrade has delivered a modular weapon system that can be modified to 6.5 Creedmoor.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: RiflesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Project Grayburn procuring a rifle with a common lower receiver group and a variable upper receiver group, based on role.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on the 28 April 2025 to Question 45196, which explains that Project GRAYBURN is in its concept phase with the aim of identifying and understanding capability requirements, which includes consideration of other ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons his Department learned from Project Hunter.
Answer: In 2023, a review of the approach used to inform the down-selection of AR15 variants for Project HUNTER was conducted. The intent of this review was to capture and understand any lessons or short-comings from this approach so that these can be addressed f...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: RiflesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of adopting the (a) L403A1-AIW, (b) the L119A1/A2 and (c) the Sig Sauer MCX as the replacement for the L85A3.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on the 28 April 2025 to Question 45196.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNavyMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the US Marines’ littoral regiment concept for naval infantry as outlined in their Force Design 2030.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence keeps allied force design developments under review but has no plans to adopt the US Marine Corps Littoral Regiment construct which is designed to support archipelagic warfare and distributed operations in the Indo-Pacific. The Roy...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a wing-in-ground effect craft for (a) naval logistics and (b) Royal Marines amphibious assault.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence engages routinely with the United States Department of Defense, the US Navy and the US Marine Corps on capability development and experimentation. We are aware of allied activity relating to seaglider technologies and wing-in-groun...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: USAMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with their US counterparts on the recent trial of the Regent Craft Viceroy Seaglider by the US Marine Corps.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence engages routinely with the United States Department of Defense, the US Navy and the US Marine Corps on capability development and experimentation. We are aware of allied activity relating to seaglider technologies and wing-in-groun...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Akrotiri and RAF Lossiemouth: Air Traffic ControlMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on upgrading (a) RAF Lossiemouth and (b) RAF Akrotiri to a new digital Air Traffic Control system.
Answer: The Lossiemouth Programme team has completed a programme of thorough research into potential suppliers of Digital Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems and understand the required regulatory assurance processes for the Military Aviation Authority. The program...
Answered 7 Sept 2025
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