Question follow-through · 11097

Firearms: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on Project Troubler.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on Project Troubler.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) on 4 February 2026 to Question 110962: Project TROUBLER is currently in the concept phase. As part of this phase, performance, interoperability and comple...

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