Military Exercises: Tanks
(asked on 27th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tank shells were fired on training exercises in each year since 2015.
This question was answered on 5th December 2023
Below is a chart showing the number of shells and shots fired from tanks on training exercises each year since financial year 2014-15 until year to date.
Financial Year | SHELLS FIRED | SHOTS FIRED |
2014-15 | 6,742 | 5,904 |
2015-16 | 11,422 | 10,429 |
2016-17 | 4,313 | 5,509 |
2017-18 | 9,860 | 6,650 |
2018-19 | 10,206 | 7,632 |
2019-20 | 11,038 | 10,807 |
2020-21 | 700 | 4,766 |
2021-22 | 3,581 | 8,818 |
2022-23 | 2,635 | 6,162 |
2023-24 year to date | 3,201 | 1,966 |