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Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 December 2024. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 December 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Army: Vehicles

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the total number of heavy equipment transporters in service within the Army tabulated by those (a) currently available and (b) in maintenance.

Answer

The Army’s Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) capability is delivered through a service contract with KBR. The contract, which commenced in July 2024, provides the Army with 80 HET trains (consisting of tractor and trailer) and all maintenance activity and Sponsored Reserve personnel to operate them alongside the Regular Army. Under the contract, sufficient HET are maintained at specific readiness levels to enable the Army to conduct its operational and training activity.

We do not routinely disclose information pertaining to the operational readiness of Defence’s capabilities, therefore a detailed breakdown has not been provided.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18154
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Army Vehicles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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