Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the availability to purchase the Airbus A400M roll-on/roll-off firefighting kit following its development and demonstration.

The Royal Air Force is procuring an initial containerised aerial firefighting capability for the A400M Atlas aircraft to enhance the UK's ability to respond to significant wildfire incidents. The capability will be available to support the 2027 wildfire season and represents an important first step towards establishing a sovereign military aerial firefighting capability within the UK.