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Army: Rifles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope of Project Cairns is; and what the (a) specific technical requirements and (b) core characteristics of the project are as laid out to the defence industry.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Jun 2025
Target answer date
23 Jun 2025
Answer
23 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope of Project Cairns is; and what the (a) specific technical requirements and (b) core characteristics of the project are as laid out to the defence industry.

  2. 23 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Project CAIRNS is not a project of record at this time, however, it will seek to replace the L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) upon reaching its Out of Service Date. The Project envisages replacing the GPMG’s roles across both Light and Medium Machi...

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