Royal Marines: Rifles

(asked on 31st March 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned phase out date is of the SA80A3 for the Royal Marines.


Answered by
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Maria Eagle
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 7th April 2025

The Royal Marines currently operate the KS-1 / L143A2 and SA80 in a variety of roles. There is no current defined timeline to move Royal Marines entirely away from the SA80 until the current Out of Service Date of 2030.

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