Body Armour: Procurement
(asked on 20th February 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of Defence Equipment and Support to incorporate a UK sovereign component into all upcoming body armour procurement programmes.
This question was answered on 27th February 2026
Defence Equipment & Support works within operative procurement rules and frameworks, such as the Procurement Act 2023 and the Land Industrial Strategy, which encourage compliant bids from UK suppliers in the delivery of Defence equipment programmes, including body armour.