Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2022 to Question 5335 on LE TacCIS Programme, how many further elements of the Morpheus capability must be completed to reach (a) initial and (b) full operational capability.

The first phase of the MORPHEUS capability was the demonstration of a lab-tested system; this was due to be delivered in December 2020, delivery against the related EvO TP Contract is late.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) are actively considering how best to deliver the totality of the Morpheus project including the delivery of a number of subsequent capability elements necessary for a fielded system. The quantity of these additional ‘building blocks’ depends on their definition and the number of contracts they are delivered through; MOD is considering both of these issues.

Future IOC and FOC dates are currently undetermined pending ongoing negotiations. The MOD is committed to minimising any delay to the ultimate fielding of this capability.