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, 6 October 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence: Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on Test and Evaluation (T&E) Transformation.

Answer: Following its launch in 2021, the T&E Transformation programme has concluded its discovery phase, launched its programme concept for future test and evaluation (Future Advantage through Evaluation) and is in its first delivery phase aligning to key outcomes highlighted in the Strategic Defence Review, Defence Industrial Strategy and Defence Investment Plan. Progress to note this year is its delivery of Flight Termination Systems, T&E activity at BATUS and the planned launches of the T&E Marketplace and the High-Fidelity Synthetic T&E Range.

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