Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2022 to Question 624 LE TacCIS Programme, what the initial delivery date was for the Battlefield Management Application; and whether Elbit Systems has met this date.

The Battlefield Management Application was originally required in February 2020 as an integral part of the MORPHEUS project. Elbit were unable to meet this date as the MORPHEUS project has yet to deliver to its original schedule. The Ministry of Defence is in discussion with various parties to identify the optimum route to full MORPHEUS capability, including a re-evaluation of what is now required of a Battlefield Management Application.