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Armed Forces: Weapons

Answer

The following table sets out the number of Javelin missiles, guided multiple rocket launcher system rockets and mortar rounds that have been fired on operations and in training in the last 12 months:

			Mortar
	Javelin¹	GMLRS¹, ²	81mm	60mm¹	51mm
2008
December	70	50	8300	—	—
2009
January	80	40	21200	500	—
February	55	25	18100	100	—
March	35	45	17700	1000	—
April	35	60	6800	—	—
May	50	45	11200	200	—
June	30	45	14000	200	300
July	50	20	7900	100	—
August	70	40	6800	300	—
September	15	20	7800	300	200
October	55	15	11000	—	300
November	35	5	14800	800	—
¹ These rounds of ammunition are procured from overseas and therefore the costs are subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
² Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Note:
Figures have been taken from a variety of sources, including operational records, and accuracy cannot therefore be fully guaranteed. The figures do not necessarily relate to when fired, but often when ordered. All figures have been rounded to the nearest five in the case of Javelin and GMLRS and 100 for mortar rounds.

The approximate current cost per Guided Multiple Launch Rocket is £68,000.The Javelin missiles fired in the last 12 months have been procured under two different contracts. The average cost of each missile would have been approximately £49,000.The cost of 51mm mortars ranges from approximately £80 to approximately £160 depending on the variant fired. The cost of 60mm mortars ranges from approximately £185 to approximately £640 depending on the variant fired. We do not hold data for the expenditure of 60mm mortars in all months. The cost of 81mm mortars ranges from approximately £190 to approximately £890 depending on the variant fired.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

503 c24-6W; 306745

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Armed forces Weapons

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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