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Question follow-through · 52374

Rifles: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33142 on Ministry of Defence: Rifles, how will out of service (a) SA80A2 and (b) A3 variants be disposed of.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
14 May 2025
Target answer date
19 May 2025
Answer
19 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33142 on Ministry of Defence: Rifles, how will out of service (a) SA80A2 and (b) A3 variants be disposed of.

  2. 19 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 May 2025

    Answer published

    The current Out of Service Date (OSD) for the L85 (SA80) Rifle family is 2030. Plans for the L85 Rifles beyond their OSD are yet to be formally agreed.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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