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Recommendation 10
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We note the significant delay and expenditure on the continuation of the Warrior CSP and...
Recommendation
We note the significant delay and expenditure on the continuation of the Warrior CSP and that, after nine years and over £400 million in sunk costs, the Department has still to decide on the placement of a production contract. We would expect the Department to assess carefully the merits of continuing with the programme against both the potential for further technical challenges and whether the upgraded vehicle is still the best option for the Army in light of the Integrated Review. The Department should set out what steps it is taking to ensure there is no capability gap
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
A decision has now been taken as part of the Integrated Review to no longer upgrade Warrior due to some of the issues highlighted by the Committee, but also the Army’s capability requirements to meet current and future threats. The Integrated Review has set the British Army on a course of radical transformation. Under ‘Future Soldier’ the Army will transform to become one that is more agile, more integrated and more expeditionary – ready for the next challenge, not the last. Two Heavy Brigade Combat Teams will be formed from the modernisation of two Armoured Infantry Brigades. Over the next decade these will be equipped with Ajax armoured reconnaissance, Challenger 3 Main Battle Tanks and Boxer mechanised infantry vehicles. As part of this modernisation we intend to accelerate and enhance the Boxer programme to deliver full operational capability by 2030. Boxer will become the primary mechanised infantry platform for the Army as Warrior retires.