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Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Upham.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
12 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Upham.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Project UPHAM is the name given to pre-concept work undertaken with a view to the future procurement of digital sighting systems for small arms. Given its pre-concept status, the scope and specification of this project have not been defined.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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