Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for each British Army Unit holding stocks of electronic counter measure kits, what the (a) in service and (b) out of service dates are in each case.

Generalist Force Protection equipment entered service with the Armed Forces between 2009 and 2014 in response to an Urgent Operational Requirement and was subsequently brought into the Core Equipment Plan, ensuring the maintenance of fleets. Specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal equipment was last refreshed in support of the 2012 London Olympics. The current Electronic Counter Measures (ECMs) have an Out of Service Date of March 2027.

The current ECM systems are held centrally by the British Army and are distributed to the land forces (Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Airforce) during Operations at the time of requirement. For reasons of operational security, I am unable to provide further details relating to ECM utilised by the Department.