Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the announcement made on 7 December 2022, what the total cost will be of the 500 Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon units of which his Department is due to take delivery in 2023.
In December 2022 the UK secured a £229 million contract for Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems. The contract was for several thousand units to be delivered to UK Armed Forces between 2024 and 2026 and followed an initial agreement for 500 NLAW units with an accelerated delivery in 2023. These 500 units are included in the overall contract cost of £229 million.