Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to British Army press release entitled Army’s top Brass Turns Out in Force to Address the World’s Leading Armoured Vehicle Conference, published on 22 January 2024, which 13 vehicle variants are being removed to streamline the Army’s fleet and improve readiness.

The vehicle variants currently identified to be removed from service by 2030 are:

• AS90
• Stormer
• Warrior
• 105mm light gun
• BV206
• Mastiff
• Ridgback
• Wolfhound
• Beach Recovery Vehicle
• Heavy Equipment Transporter
• Foxhound Protected Patrol Vehicle
• Jackal
• Coyote
• Pinzgauer
• Landrover (including WMIK/RWMIK variants)
• Quad bike
• Wheeled Tanker
• Challenger 2
• Puma

Similarly, on current plans it should be recognised that a number of new platforms and families of vehicles are being introduced such as the New Medium Helicopter, the Boxer family, the Ajax family and the Light Protected Mobility Platform family.