Written question asked by Stuart Anderson (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Uncrewed Systems
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to achieve a 20-40-40 mix of platforms in the land domain.
- Answer
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The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) directed the Army to increase its lethality tenfold by 2035. To support this ambition, the Army is transitioning towards a 20/40/40 fighting system, comprising a mix of survivable crewed platforms, attritable systems and consumable effectors.
The transition is already underway, with current effort focused on rapidly scaling the attritable elements and the accelerated adoption of autonomous and uncrewed systems. The Department does not currently define a single date at which the 20/40/40 mix will be deemed achieved; rather, it is being delivered progressively as part of the wider modernisation of the Army and implementation of the SDR.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 21633
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Armoured fighting vehicles Weapons Uncrewed systems
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