Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the Land Environment tactical Communication and Information Systems programme.

The Land Environment Tactical Communication and Information Systems (LETacCIS) programme continues to make progress. Most recently, the programme has:

• Delivered the Networks element of Army’s Project ASGARD, providing the Dismounted Data System to the Forward Land Forces in Estonia.

• Through Project CENTAUR, the programme has modernised the in-service Bowman system by increasing the geographical operating range using beyond line-of-sight systems such as satellite communications and 4/5G.

• Delivered into service 1360 modern software-defined radios through the Multi-Mode Radio project, providing the Field Army with a step change in interoperability and capability.

• Commenced a strategic reset from LETacCIS to Land Domain C4 to align with the principles set out by Army’s Project IRIS.

The programme has also been upgraded from RED to AMBER in a recent independent assurance review led by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). This assessment recognises the significant progress to transform and deliver digital capability at the pace of relevance.